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
- sticky, tacky, adhesive; having words derived by...
Ancestry of “agglutinative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | agglutinate | United with glue or as with glue; cemented... |
| 2 | Latin | agglutinatus | glued, pasted, fastened |
| 3 | Latin | agglutino | I glue, paste, solder or cement to something; fit... |
| 4 | Latin | glutino | I glue |
| 5 | Latin | glūten | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gloiten | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glóh₁ytn̥ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |
Words derived from “agglutinative”