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Welsh
Etymology
From am- (“intensive prefix”) + llaeth (“milk”) + -ai (“noun suffix”). Possibly a calque of the genus name, which means " much milk", because the plant was once believed to induce milk production in dairy cows.
Noun
amlaethai m (plural amlaetheion)
- milkwort (any of several species in the genus Polygala)
- Synonym: llaethlys
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amlaethai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies