Lattice
/ˈlæt.ɪs/noun
A framework of crossed strips or bars forming a pattern of open spaces.
Did you know?“Lattice” comes through Old French from a Germanic root linked to *interlacing* and *wattle-work*, the same ancient building logic behind woven fences, screens, and barriers.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
?*lath-?
“A slat, thin strip, or woven framework”
Old French
OF
lattis
“A lath-work framework; a trellis or grating”
Middle English
ME
latys
“A lattice or grating made of laths”
Late Middle English
English
lattice
“A grating or open framework of crossed strips”
Modern English
English
lattice
“A framework of crossed strips or bars forming open spaces”
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