Where does “lactoglobuline” come from?
lactoglobuline (French) comes from French lacto-, from Latin lactis, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.
lactoglobuline (French): lactoglobulin
Ancestry of “lactoglobuline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | lacto- | — |
| 2 | Latin | lactis | genitive singular of lac; of milk; milk |
| 3 | Latin | lác | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵlákts | milk |