Milt
/mɪlt/noun
The sperm-containing reproductive fluid or tissue of a male fish or other aquatic animal.
Did you know?In Middle English, milt primarily meant the spleen, and its association with fish sperm developed because the organs were thought to resemble one another in appearance or function.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*miltōn
“Spleen or related internal organ”
Old English
Old English
milte
“The spleen”
Middle English
Middle English
milte
“The spleen; later, the reproductive substance of male fish”
15th–16th Century
English
milt
“The sperm-producing organ or fluid of a male fish”
Modern English
English
milt
“Sperm-containing reproductive material in male fish and some other aquatic animals”