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/, [äː ˈɫ̪äkt̪ɛ kuːˈniːs̠kʷɛ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a ˈlak.te kuˈnis.kwe/, [äː ˈläkt̪e kuˈniskwe]

Idiom

ā lacte cūnīs que

(idiomatic) From the cradle, from infancy.

See also

ā prīmīs cūnābulīs (“from earliest childhood”)

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