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Where does “gloze” come from?

gloze (English) comes from Middle English glosen, from Old French gloser, from Medieval Latin glossa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ — tongue; language; tongue.

gloze (English): A comment in the margin; explanatory note; gloss;...

Definitions

  1. A comment in the margin; explanatory note; gloss;...

Ancestry of “gloze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishglosen—
2Old Frenchgloser—
3Medieval Latinglossaexplanation of a difficult word; an obsolete,...
4Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰtongue; language; tongue

Words derived from “gloze”

  • glozing
  • glozer
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