Etymology Explorer
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Where does “lactem” come from?
lactem (Late Latin) comes from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.
Ancestry of “lactem”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
lác
milk
2
Proto-Indo-European
ǵlákts
milk
Words derived from “lactem”
latte
leite
leite
leite
Leite
leiti
leitaria
leitão
pão-de-leite
dente de leite
leitada
leitar
leiteira
leitinho
leitosa
lete
Leitao
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