Words that come from Vulgar Latin “lactem”

80 words across 22 languages descend from Vulgar Latin lactem — including latte, laitance, laid, laid, latte, lat, leite, caffè latte.

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Italian (20)

French (12)

Norman (8)

Spanish (7)

Portuguese (5)

English (4)

Catalan (3)

Middle French (2)

Friulian (2)

Galician (2)

Sicilian (2)

Cebuano (2)

Old French (2)

Chinese (1)

Tagalog (1)

Haitian Creole (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

Finnish (1)

Central Huasteca Nahuatl (1)

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl (1)

Western Huasteca Nahuatl (1)

Old Spanish (1)