Where does “glirine” come from?
glirine (English) comes from Latin glis, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.
glirine (English): Relating to animals the Linnaean order Glires;...
Definitions
- Relating to animals the Linnaean order Glires;...
Ancestry of “glirine”, 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- | — |