Where does “Leite” come from?
Leite (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese leite, from Vulgar Latin lactem, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.
Ancestry of “Leite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | leite | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | lactem | first-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 3 | Latin | lác | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵlákts | milk |