Where does “lact-” come from?
lact- (English) comes from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.
lact- (English): milk
Ancestry of “lact-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lác | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵlákts | milk |
Words derived from “lact-”