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Where does “alletar” come from?

alletar (Catalan) comes from Late Latin allactāre, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

alletar (Catalan): to nurse; to suckle; to breast feed

Definitions

  1. to nurse; to suckle; to breast feed

Ancestry of “alletar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinallactāre—
2Latinlác—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk

Words derived from “alletar”

  • alletament
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