a lacte cunisque

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈaː ˈɫak.tɛ kuːˈniːs.kʷɛ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː ˈlak.t̪e kuˈnis.kʷe]

Phrase

ā lacte cūnīs que

(idiomatic) From the cradle, from infancy.

See also

ā prīmīs cūnābulīs (“from earliest childhood”)