Where does “glia” come from?

Glia comes from Ancient Greek γλία, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gel-.

glia (English): The network of glial cells that supports nervous...

Definitions

  1. The network of glial cells that supports nervous...

Ancestry of “glia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγλίαglue
2Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “glia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →