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Where does “agglutiner” come from?

agglutiner (French) comes from Latin agglutinans, from Latin agglutino, from Latin glutino, 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.

agglutiner (French): to paste; to agglutinate

Definitions

  1. to paste; to agglutinate

Ancestry of “agglutiner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagglutinans
2LatinagglutinoI glue, paste, solder or cement to something; fit...
3LatinglutinoI glue
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

Words derived from “agglutiner”

  • agglutinateur
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