Where does “glaciation” come from?
glaciation (French) comes from French glace, from Italian ghiaccio, from Vulgar Latin *glacium/a, from Latin glaciēs — ice.
glaciation (French): glaciation
Definitions
- glaciation
Ancestry of “glaciation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | glace | ice; ice cream; glass |
| 2 | Italian | ghiaccio | ice; icy, frozen, cold, gelid; first-person... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *glacium/a | — |
| 4 | Latin | glaciēs | ice |