Where does “leche” come from?
leche (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin lactem, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.
Ancestry of “leche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | lactem | first-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 2 | Latin | lác | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵlákts | milk |
Words derived from “leche”