latvis

Etymology
Presumably from earlier or, apparently from a proper name  or , applying to some region or river (cf. similar river names in Lithuania: , , also . The initial element Lat-, also found in , may itself have come from an old river name , perhaps from  , from , , , reflected in 🇨🇬 (< ),  (< ), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and perhaps 🇨🇬.

There are other river and lake names in Europe with a possibly related element lat-, let- in them (Letes, Late, Latupi, Lator patak, Latorica, Lataná). The term, mentioned since the 17th century, was in principle replaced by already in the 19th century, but was reintroduced into the standard language from poetry. Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) a (male) Latvian, a Lett; a member of the Latvian ethnic group
 * : Latvian, pertaining to Latvia and its people

Usage notes
The word is a synonym of, but it is less frequently used, and more often than not refers to ancient Latvians, or Latvians as an ethnic group.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) Latvian; a man from Latvia
 * 2)  Latvians in general