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Where does “emulgent” come from?

emulgent (English) comes from Latin emulgens, from Latin emulgeo, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

emulgent (English): Of a straining or purifying process; Of the renal...

Definitions

  1. Of a straining or purifying process; Of the renal...

Ancestry of “emulgent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinemulgensexhausting
2LatinemulgeoI milk out; I drain out, exhaust
3Latinēx-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—
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