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lacteus.

milky (of or pertaining to milk)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈɫak.te.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈlak.te.us]

  1. milky (of or pertaining to milk)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. full of milk

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · poetic

  3. milk-drinking; suckling

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  4. milk-white

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  5. pure

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin lac Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin lacteus From lac (“milk”) + -eus.

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