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Where does “agglutinative” come from?

agglutinative (English) comes from English agglutinate, from Latin agglutinatus, from Latin agglutino, from Latin glutino, from Latin glūten, from Proto-Italic gloiten, from Proto-Indo-European glóh₁ytn̥, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y- — to bend, arch.

agglutinative (English): sticky, tacky, adhesive; having words derived by...

Definitions

  1. sticky, tacky, adhesive; having words derived by...

Ancestry of “agglutinative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishagglutinateUnited with glue or as with glue; cemented...
2Latinagglutinatusglued, pasted, fastened
3LatinagglutinoI glue, paste, solder or cement to something; fit...
4LatinglutinoI glue
5Latinglūten—
6Proto-Italicgloiten—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanglóh₁ytn̥—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁y-to smear, putty; to stick, glue
9Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁-ball, lump
10Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “agglutinative”

  • agglutinatively
  • agglutinativeness
  • nonagglutinative
  • agglutinativity
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