Where does “lacto-” come from?

lacto- (English) comes from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

lacto- (English): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “lacto-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlácmilk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk

Words derived from “lacto-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵláktsEvery word from Latin lác