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Where does “trigluon” come from?

trigluon (English) comes from English gluon, 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- — to bend, arch.

trigluon (English): Of or relating to three gluons

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to three gluons

Ancestry of “trigluon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgluonA massless gauge boson that binds quarks together...
2EnglishglueA hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides,...
3Middle EnglishglueAlternative form of glew; Alternative form of...
4Old Frenchgluglue, birdlime
5Latinglūten—
6Proto-Italicgloiten—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanglóh₁ytn̥—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁y-to smear, putty; to stick, glue
9Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁-ball, lump
10Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
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