Where does “permagelo” come from?

permagelo (Italian) comes from Italian gelo, from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

permagelo (Italian): permafrost

Definitions

  1. permafrost

Ancestry of “permagelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangelointense cold; frost; cold weather
2Latingelūfrost
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →
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