Where does “glasseslike” come from?

glasseslike (English) comes from English glasses, from English glass, from Scottish Gaelic glas, from Middle Irish glas, from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

glasseslike (English): Resembling or characteristic of eyeglasses

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of eyeglasses

Ancestry of “glasseslike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishglassesplural of glass; API pl; Spectacles, frames...
2EnglishglassAn amorphous solid, often transparent substance...
3Scottish Gaelicglasgreen; grey; lock
4Middle Irishglas
5Old Irishglasgreen, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the...
6Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-