Where does “colostro” come from?

colostro (Portuguese) comes from Latin colostrum, from Latin colostra, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwel-.

colostro (Portuguese): colostrum

Definitions

  1. colostrum

Ancestry of “colostro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincolostrumAlternative form of colostra
2Latincolostracolostrum, beestings
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwel- →Every word from Latin colostra →Every word from Latin colostrum →