Where does “lactucarius” come from?

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

lactucarius (Latin): A lettuce-dealer

Definitions

  1. A lettuce-dealer

Ancestry of “lactucarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlactūcalettuce (Lactuca sativa), wolf's milk (Lactuca maritima), and other Lactuca species
2Latinlácmilk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts →Every word from Latin lác →Every word from Latin lactūca →