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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

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