Where does “lakto” come from?
lakto (Esperanto) comes from Latin lacte, from Latin lac, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.
lakto (Esperanto): milk
Ancestry of “lakto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lacte | milk; ablative singular of lac |
| 2 | Latin | lac | milk; for something sweet, pleasant; milky juice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵlákts | milk |
Words derived from “lakto”