emulgeo

Latin

Etymology

From ex- (out of) +‎ mulgeō (milk, extract).

Pronunciation

Verb

ēmulgeō (present infinitive ēmulgēre, perfect active ēmulsī, supine ēmulsum); second conjugation

  1. (transitive) to milk out
  2. (transitive) to drain out, exhaust

Conjugation

  • The fourth principal part may be ēmulsum or ēmulctum.

Descendants

  • Dutch: emulgeren
  • English: emulge, emulsion
  • Spanish: emulger

Possibly, through a Vulgar Latin form *exmulgō:

References

  • emulgeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • emulgeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • emulgeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.