Where does “glacis” come from?
Glacis comes from French glacis, a term derived from the French verb glacer meaning to ice or glaze.
glacis (English): A gentle incline in front of a fortification; The...
Definitions
- A gentle incline in front of a fortification; The...
Ancestry of “glacis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | glacis | — |
| 2 | Old French | glacier | to slip, make slippery; to slip, slide |
| 3 | Frankish | glīdan | to slide, glide; to glide, to slide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |