Latin words from Middle English
6 Latin words with Middle English in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages.
lacca
1. The word for the swelling is of unknown origin. Walde suggested a link with lacertus “upper arm” and Old Norse leggr (“leg”), but thought it very doubtful; Wiktionary likewise mentions a possible…
osera
According to the DMLBS it is borrowed from Middle English oser or Old French oser, and the variant ⟨osiera⟩ comes from Middle English or Old French osier. Etymonline sees it the other way round: Old…
padela
The DMLBS gives it as borrowed from Middle English padel (“paddle”). Köbler marks its origin as unexplained.
peta
The DMLBS gives it as borrowed from Middle English pete, also peth, and sets Cornish peyth beside it. Köbler calls the origin unexplained. Etymonline, on English peat, also calls it of unknown…
poliva
The origin is uncertain. The DMLBS gives it as borrowed from Middle English polive (“pulley”) and compares polus and Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos). Etymonline instead derives the English and Old…
sterlingus
It is from Middle English sterling, the vernacular name of the English silver penny, as the DMLBS gives it. Niermeyer calls it an Anglo-Saxon word and, after Grierson, explains it as a coin of…