Where does “glabrescent” come from?
glabrescent (Latin) comes from Latin glabresco, from Latin glaber, from Proto-Italic ɣlaðros, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- — bright, shining; smooth.
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Ancestry of “glabrescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | glabresco | I grow bald |
| 2 | Latin | glaber | smooth; hairless |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ɣlaðros | smooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰleh₂dʰ- | bright, shining; smooth |