Where does “glaire” come from?
glaire (French) comes from Old French glaire, from Latin clāria, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
glaire (French): egg white, glair; phlegm, mucus
Definitions
- egg white, glair; phlegm, mucus
Ancestry of “glaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | glaire | egg white |
| 2 | Latin | clāria | — |
| 3 | Latin | clārus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |