Where does “gleba” come from?
gleba (Italian) comes from Latin gleba, from Latin glaeba, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
gleba (Italian): a clod of earth
Ancestry of “gleba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | gleba | Alternative form of glaeba; lump, mass |
| 2 | Latin | glaeba | clod; land, soil; lump, mass of stuff |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |