Where does “glozing” come from?

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

glozing (English): present participle of gloze; The act of one who...

Definitions

  1. present participle of gloze; The act of one who...

Ancestry of “glozing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglozeA comment in the margin; explanatory note; gloss;...
2Middle Englishglosen—
3Old Frenchgloser—
4Medieval Latinglossaexplanation of a difficult word; an obsolete,...
5Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰtongue; language; tongue

Words derived from “glozing”

Every word from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ →Every word from Medieval Latin glossa →Every word from Old French gloser →