phrase
ā lacte cūnīsque
ā lacte cūnīsque
Classical[ˈaː ˈɫak.tɛ kuːˈniːs.kʷɛ]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː ˈlak.te kuˈnis.kʷe]
Meaning
- idiomaticFrom the cradle, from infancy.
Origins
From ā (“from”) lacte (“milk”) cūnīs (“cradle”) + -que (“and”). Hence literally “from milk and cradle”.