Where does “eglomerate” come from?
eglomerate (English) comes from Latin eglomero, from Latin glomeratus, from Latin glomero, from Latin glomus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
eglomerate (English): To unwind, as a thread from a ball
Definitions
- To unwind, as a thread from a ball
Ancestry of “eglomerate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | eglomero | — |
| 2 | Latin | glomeratus | glomerated, piled, heaped, having been made into... |
| 3 | Latin | glomero | I glomerate, make into a ball, pile in a heap; I... |
| 4 | Latin | glomus | ball-shaped mass; ball of thread, yarn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |