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.

leite (Portuguese): milk; semen, cum, jizz

Definitions

  1. milk; semen, cum, jizz

Ancestry of “leite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseleite—
2Vulgar Latinlactemfirst-person singular present active subjunctive...
3Latinlácmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts →Every word from Latin lác →Every word from Vulgar Latin lactem →