Where does “glosa” come from?
glosa (Czech) comes from Old French glose, from Medieval Latin glossa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ — tongue; language; tongue.
glosa (Czech): gloss
Ancestry of “glosa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | glose | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | glossa | explanation of a difficult word; an obsolete,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσᾰ | tongue; language; tongue |