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Where does “lactans” come from?

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

lactans (Latin): suckling, milking; flattering, deceiving

Definitions

  1. suckling, milking; flattering, deceiving

Ancestry of “lactans”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lactans”

  • lactant
  • lattante
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →