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Where does “lattante” come from?

lattante (Italian) comes from Latin lactans, from Latin lactare, from Latin lacto, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

lattante (Italian): breast-fed, breastfed; baby

Definitions

  1. breast-fed, breastfed; baby

Ancestry of “lattante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlactanssuckling, milking; flattering, deceiving
2Latinlactarepresent active infinitive of lactō; second-person...
3LatinlactoI contain or give milk, suckle; I suck milk from...
4Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
5Proto-Italic-ōd—
6Proto-Indo-European-éad—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →