Where does “lactatio” come from?
lactatio (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin lactatus, from Latin lacto, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
lactatio (Medieval Latin): enticement, allure; suckling
Definitions
- enticement, allure; suckling
Ancestry of “lactatio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lactatus | suckled |
| 2 | Latin | lacto | I contain or give milk, suckle; I suck milk from... |
| 3 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |