Where does “glomus” come from?

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

glomus (Latin): ball-shaped mass; ball of thread, yarn

Definitions

  1. ball-shaped mass; ball of thread, yarn

Ancestry of “glomus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “glomus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-