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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

  1. frostbite

Ancestry of “gelure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgelerto freeze; to be very cold
2Old Frenchgelerto freeze; to be very cold
3Latingelō—
4Latin-ō—
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →