Etymology of the Latin word lac
the Latin word
lac (milk; milky juice of plants; spat)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*melg-Derivations in Latin
lactare,
lacteus,
lactuca,
lactifer,
allactare,
collactaneus,
lacticinium,
Lactobacteriaceae,
lactarius,
LactobacillusDerivations in other languages
French
lactéine, Italian
lactolo, Italian
latte, Italian
prolattina, Portuguese
leite, Spanish
leche, Spanish
láctico, Spanish
lactosa, Spanish
lactumenUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Classical Latin
