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Where does “lactesco” come from?

lactesco (Latin) comes from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

Ancestry of “lactesco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlác—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk

Words derived from “lactesco”

  • lactescent
  • lactescens
  • lattescente
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