Where does “glata” come from?
glata (Ido) comes from Esperanto glata, from German glatt, from Old High German glat, from Proto-West Germanic glad, from Proto-Germanic gladaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰladh-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
glata (Ido): smooth, sleek
Ancestry of “glata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | glata | smooth |
| 2 | German | glatt | without roughness or unevenness: smooth; sleek,... |
| 3 | Old High German | glat | bright |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | glad | shining, shiny, radiant; bright, cheery,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gladaz | shining, shiny, radiant; bright, cheery,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰladh- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |
Words derived from “glata”