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

  1. Relating to animals the Linnaean order Glires;...

Ancestry of “glirine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglisdormouse; A tenacious kind of earth
2Proto-Indo-European*gley-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from Latin glis →