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Where does “glastum” come from?

glastum (Latin) comes from Gaulish glastom, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

glastum (Latin): woad

Definitions

  1. woad

Ancestry of “glastum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishglastom—
2Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “glastum”

  • glasto
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