Where does “leite” come from?

leite (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese leite, from Vulgar Latin lactem, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

leite (Galician): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “leite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseleite
2Vulgar Latinlactemfirst-person singular present active subjunctive...
3Latinlácmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵláktsEvery word from Latin lácEvery word from Vulgar Latin lactem
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