Where does “glomerate” come from?
glomerate (English) comes from Latin glomeratus, from Latin glomero, from Latin glomus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
glomerate (English): To gather or wind into a ball; to collect into a...
Definitions
- To gather or wind into a ball; to collect into a...
Ancestry of “glomerate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | glomeratus | glomerated, piled, heaped, having been made into... |
| 2 | Latin | glomero | I glomerate, make into a ball, pile in a heap; I... |
| 3 | Latin | glomus | ball-shaped mass; ball of thread, yarn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |