a lacte cunisque

Latin

Etymology

From ā (“from”) lacte (“milk”) cūnīs (“cradle”) + -que (“and”). Hence literally “from milk and cradle”.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aː ˈlak.te kuːˈniːs.kʷe/, [aː ˈɫak.tɛ kuːˈniːs.kᶣɛ]

Idiom

ā lacte cūnīsque

  1. (idiomatic) from the cradle, from infancy

See also
  • ā prīmīs cūnābulīs (“from earliest childhood”)
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