lettuce (Lactuca sativa) · any plant in the genus Lactuca
çekim: çoğul alfaces
köken: Etymology tree Sumerian 𒄭𒊬bor.? Akkadian ḫassūder. Arabic خَسّ (ḵass)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese alfaça Portuguese alface Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfaça, from Arabic الْخَسّ (al-ḵass). First attested in c. 16th century. Cognate with Galician alfaza and Maltese ħass.
köken: Borrowed from Greek σαλάτα f (saláta), ultimately from Latin salāta (“salted (thing)”), from salō (“to salt”), sal (“salt”). Compare Aromanian salatã.
lettuce (an edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves) · lettuce (the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable) · salad (a food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise)
çekim: çoğul saláták
köken: Borrowed from Italian, from Latin sal (“salt”).
lettuce (an edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves) · lettuce (the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc)
çekim: çoğul חַסּוֹת
köken: From Aramaic חַסָּא (khassaʾ). Compare likely cognates Arabic خَسّ (ḵass) and Maltese ħassa, both with the same meaning.