Where does “galeaspid” come from?

galeaspid (English) comes from Latin galea, from Ancient Greek γαλέη, from Proto-Indo-European glī-, from English glio-, from Ancient Greek γλία, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

galeaspid (English): Any of the extinct class Galeaspida of jawless...

Definitions

  1. Any of the extinct class Galeaspida of jawless...

Ancestry of “galeaspid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingaleaa helmet; vocative singular of galea; ablative...
2Ancient Greekγαλέηname given to various animals of the Mustelidae...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglī-mous
4Englishglio-Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous...
5Ancient Greekγλίαglue
6Proto-Indo-European*gley-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from English glio- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glī- →