lactate
English
/ˈlæk.teɪt/, /lækˈteɪt/, /ˈlæk.teɪt/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To secrete or produce milk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lactātus.
Origin
Latin
lactātus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ablactation English
- agalactous English
- dilactate English
- homolactate English
- hyperlactatemia English
- hyperlactation English
- hypolactatemia English
- lactatemia English
- lactation English
- lactational English
- lactator English
- midlactation English
- mislactation English
- phospholactate English
- relactate English
- relactation English
- lactatio Latin
- lactatio, lactātiōnis, lactātiō Latin
- lactātus Latin
- tractogalatus Latin
- γάλα Ancient Greek
- γαλάκτινος Ancient Greek
- γαλάκτιον Ancient Greek
- γαλακτοφάγος Ancient Greek
- πολύγαλον Ancient Greek
- πολύς Ancient Greek
- ὀξύγαλα Ancient Greek
- ὀρνιθόγαλον Ancient Greek
- *glakt- Proto-Indo-European
- γάλα Greek (modern)