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Where does “gluelike” come from?

gluelike (English) comes from English glue, from Middle English glue, from Old French glu, from Latin glūten, from Proto-Italic gloiten, from Proto-Indo-European glóh₁ytn̥, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁- — to bend, arch.

gluelike (English): Resembling glue or some aspect of it

Definitions

  1. Resembling glue or some aspect of it

Ancestry of “gluelike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglueA hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides,...
2Middle EnglishglueAlternative form of glew; Alternative form of...
3Old Frenchgluglue, birdlime
4Latinglūten—
5Proto-Italicgloiten—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglóh₁ytn̥—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁y-to smear, putty; to stick, glue
8Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁-ball, lump
9Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
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