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
- (idiomatic) from the cradle, from infancy
See also
- ā prīmīs cūnābulīs (“from earliest childhood”)