Where does “glomerule” come from?

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

glomerule (English): A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by...

Definitions

  1. A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by...

Ancestry of “glomerule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglomusball-shaped mass; ball of thread, yarn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “glomerule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Latin glomus →