Where does “glomerous” come from?

glomerous (English) comes from Latin glomerosus, from Latin glomus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

glomerous (English): Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass

Definitions

  1. Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass

Ancestry of “glomerous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglomerosus—
2Latinglomusball-shaped mass; ball of thread, yarn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Latin glomus →Every word from Latin glomerosus →