Where does “glozer” come from?
glozer (English) comes from English gloze, from Middle English glosen, from Old French gloser, from Medieval Latin glossa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ — tongue; language; tongue.
glozer (English): A flatterer
Ancestry of “glozer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gloze | A comment in the margin; explanatory note; gloss;... |
| 2 | Middle English | glosen | — |
| 3 | Old French | gloser | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | glossa | explanation of a difficult word; an obsolete,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσᾰ | tongue; language; tongue |