Where does “lechero” come from?
lechero (Spanish) comes from Latin lactārius, from Spanish leche, from Old Spanish leche, from Vulgar Latin lactem, from Latin lác, from Proto-Indo-European ǵlákts — milk.
lechero (Spanish): milky; dairy; milkman
Ancestry of “lechero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lactārius | — |
| 2 | Spanish | leche | milk; cum, semen; shit |
| 3 | Old Spanish | leche | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | lactem | first-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 5 | Latin | lác | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵlákts | milk |