Where does “leiteiro” come from?

leiteiro (Portuguese) comes from Latin lactārius, from Spanish leche, from Old Spanish leche, from Vulgar Latin lactem, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.

leiteiro (Portuguese): milkman

Definitions

  1. milkman

Ancestry of “leiteiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlactāriuspertaining or relating to milk
2Spanishlechemilk; cum, semen; shit
3Old Spanishleche
4Vulgar Latinlactemfirst-person singular present active subjunctive...
5Latinlácmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵláktsmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵláktsEvery word from Latin lácEvery word from Vulgar Latin lactem