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Where does “glomerosus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “glomerosus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “glomerosus”

  • glomerous
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