Mulgent
/ˈmʌl.dʒənt/noun
Producing or secreting milk.
Did you know?Mulgent comes from Latin mulgēre, “to milk,” a verb descended from the ancient Indo-European root for extracting milk from an animal.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*melǵ-
“To milk or draw out milk.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἀμέλγω (amélgō)
“I milk; I draw milk from an animal.”
Classical Latin
Latin
mulgēre
“To milk.”
Classical Latin
Latin
mulgēns
“Milking; producing milk; the present participle of mulgēre.”
17th–19th Century
English
mulgent
“Producing milk; lactiferous, especially in technical or zoological language.”
Modern English
English
mulgent
“A rare adjective meaning milk-producing or milk-secreting.”