English
lactate
Lactate comes from Latin lactātus ‘suckled’, and goes back to lac ‘milk’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElac‘milk’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElactō‘to suckle, give suck, contain milk’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElactātus‘suckled’perfect passive participle of lactō
- Englishtodaylactate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElac‘milk’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElactō‘to suckle, give suck, contain milk’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElactātus‘suckled’perfect passive participle of lactō
- Englishtodaylactate
Linked words
through Latin lac ‘milk’
lettuce, latte, lactose, lactic, spironolactone, 9 more
through Latin lactō ‘to suckle, give suck, contain milk’
Today it means
verb To secrete or produce milk.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin lac / lactate