Where does “glomerulo” come from?
glomerulo (Italian) comes from Latin glomus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
glomerulo (Italian): glomerulus
Ancestry of “glomerulo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | glomus | ball-shaped mass; ball of thread, yarn |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
Words derived from “glomerulo”