English
muliebral
Muliebral comes from Latin muliebris ‘womanly’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mel- ‘to worry, be late’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mel-‘to worry, be late’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmuliebris‘womanly’
- Englishtodaymuliebral
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mel-‘to worry, be late’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmuliebris‘womanly’
- Englishtodaymuliebral
Formed from -al
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mel- ‘to worry, be late’
multiple, mole, amelia, multitude, mucho, muy, dulcimer, multifarious, 27 more
Today it means
adj Womanly, feminine, relating to or in the manner of an adult woman.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mel- / muliebral