Where does “colostric” come from?

colostric (English) comes from English colostrum, from Latin colostrum, from Latin colostra, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwel-.

colostric (English): Of or relating to colostrum

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to colostrum

Ancestry of “colostric”, step by step

colostric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English colostrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolostrumA form of milk produced by the mammary glands in...
2LatincolostrumAlternative form of colostra
3Latincolostracolostrum, beestings
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwel-—

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwel- →Every word from Latin colostra →Every word from Latin colostrum →