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Where does “gluo” come from?

gluo (Ido) comes from Esperanto gluo, from English glue, from Middle English glue, from Old French glu, from Latin glūten, from Proto-Italic gloiten, from Proto-Indo-European glóh₁ytn̥, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y- — to bend, arch.

gluo (Ido): glue

Definitions

  1. glue

Ancestry of “gluo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantogluoglue, paste
2EnglishglueA hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides,...
3Middle EnglishglueAlternative form of glew; Alternative form of...
4Old Frenchgluglue, birdlime
5Latinglūten—
6Proto-Italicgloiten—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanglóh₁ytn̥—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁y-to smear, putty; to stick, glue
9Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁-ball, lump
10Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “gluo”

  • gluagar
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