Where does “glacial” come from?
Glacial comes from French glacial, derived from Latin glacialis, formed from Latin glacies meaning ice with the suffix -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gel- meaning to freeze.
glacial (English): Of, or relating to glaciers; Very slow; Cold and...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to glaciers; Very slow; Cold and...
Ancestry of “glacial”, step by step
Words derived from “glacial”