Where does “glabrously” come from?
glabrously (English) comes from English glabrous, from Latin glaber, from Proto-Italic ɣlaðros, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- — bright, shining; smooth.
glabrously (English): In a glabrous manner; without hair
Definitions
- In a glabrous manner; without hair
Ancestry of “glabrously”, step by step
glabrously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glabrous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glabrous | Smooth, hairless; bald |
| 2 | Latin | glaber | smooth; hairless |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ɣlaðros | smooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰleh₂dʰ- | bright, shining; smooth |