Where does “glomerulo” come from?

glomerulo (Italian) comes from Latin glomus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

glomerulo (Italian): glomerulus

Definitions

  1. glomerulus

Ancestry of “glomerulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglomusball-shaped mass; ball of thread, yarn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “glomerulo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Latin glomus →