Where does “glabrous” come from?

Glabrous comes from Latin glaber, from Proto-Italic ɣlaðros, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ-, a root meaning smooth or bare.

glabrous (English): Smooth, hairless; bald

Definitions

  1. Smooth, hairless; bald

Ancestry of “glabrous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglabersmooth; hairless
2Proto-Italicɣlaðrossmooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰleh₂dʰ-bright, shining; smooth

Words derived from “glabrous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s →Every word from Proto-Italic ɣlaðros →
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