Molten
/ˈmoʊl.tən/noun
Past participle of melt; liquefied by heat.
Did you know?The term 'molten' connects to ancient rituals where the act of melting metals was seen as a transformation, a process linked to alchemy and rebirth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meldʰ-
“to soften; to dissolve”
Old English
Old English
meltan
“to cause to dissolve or liquefy”
Middle English
Middle English
molten
“liquefied; made fluid by heat”
14th Century
Middle English
molten
“past participle of 'melt', used in various contexts including metallurgy”
Modern English
English
molten
“referring to materials, especially metals, that have been heated to a liquid state”