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Where does “glabre” come from?

glabre (French) comes from Latin glaber, from Proto-Italic ɣlaðros, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- — bright, shining; smooth.

glabre (French): hairless

Definitions

  1. hairless

Ancestry of “glabre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglabersmooth; hairless
2Proto-Italicɣlaðrossmooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰleh₂dʰ-bright, shining; smooth
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