Where does “gelure” come from?
gelure (French) comes from French geler, from Old French geler, from Latin gelō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
gelure (French): frostbite
Definitions
- frostbite
Ancestry of “gelure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | geler | to freeze; to be very cold |
| 2 | Old French | geler | to freeze; to be very cold |
| 3 | Latin | gelō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |