Where does “lactō” come from?

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

lactō (Latin): to contain or give milk, suckle

Definitions

  1. to contain or give milk, suckle

Ancestry of “lactō”, step by step

lactō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlácmilk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk

via Latin laciō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaciōto entice, ensnare
2Proto-Italiclakjōto draw, pull

Words derived from “lactō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts →Every word from Latin lác →