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Where does “anticlutter” come from?

anticlutter (English) comes from English clutter, from English clot, from Middle English clot, from Old English clott, from Proto-Germanic klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European gelewdos, from Indo-European *gel-.

anticlutter (English): Serving to prevent clutter, especially radar...

Definitions

  1. Serving to prevent clutter, especially radar...

Ancestry of “anticlutter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclutterA confused disordered jumble of things;...
2EnglishclotA thrombus, solidified mass of blood; A...
3Middle EnglishclotA clod; a ball of earth or clay; The ground; the...
4Old Englishclottround mass, lump
5Proto-Germanicklūtazlump, clod; boulder, rock; hill
6Proto-Indo-Europeangelewdos—
7Indo-European*gel-—
Every word from Indo-European *gel- →