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Where does “glairin” come from?

glairin (English) comes from English glair, from Old French glaire, from Latin clāria, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

glairin (English): A glairy viscous substance that forms on the...

Definitions

  1. A glairy viscous substance that forms on the...

Ancestry of “glairin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglairEgg-white, especially as used in various...
2Old Frenchglaireegg white
3Latinclāria—
4Latinclārus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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