Where does “gliriform” come from?
gliriform (English) comes from Latin glis, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.
gliriform (English): Relating to or resembling animals of the clade...
Definitions
- Relating to or resembling animals of the clade...
Ancestry of “gliriform”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | glis | dormouse; A tenacious kind of earth |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |