Where does “lete” come from?

lete (Macanese) comes from Portuguese Leite, from Old Portuguese leite, from Vulgar Latin lactem, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

lete (Macanese): milk

Definitions

milk

Ancestry of “lete”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	Leite	milk
2	Old Portuguese	leite	—
3	Vulgar Latin	lactem	first-person singular present active subjunctive...
4	Latin	lác	milk
5	Proto-Indo-European	ǵlákts	milk

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