Where does “mugient” come from?

mugient (English) comes from Latin mugiens, from Latin mūgiō, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.

mugient (English): lowing; bellowing

Definitions

  1. lowing; bellowing

Ancestry of “mugient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmugiensmooing, lowing, bellowing; roaring, rumbling,...
2Latinmūgiōto moo, low, bellow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūg-Every word from Latin mūgiōEvery word from Latin mugiens