Where does “Lactantius” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Lactantius”, 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—

Words derived from “Lactantius”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →Every word from Latin -o →Every word from Latin lacto →