Where does “gel” come from?
Gel comes from French gelée or gélatine, from Italian gelatina and gelato meaning frozen substance, derived from Latin gelare meaning to freeze, from Proto-Indo-European gel-.
gel (English): A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid...
Definitions
- A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid...
Ancestry of “gel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gelatin | A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of... |
| 2 | French | gélatine | gelatine |
| 3 | Italian | gelatina | gelatin |
| 4 | Italian | gelare | To freeze, to chill, to frost; To freeze; To be... |
| 5 | Latin | gelō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |