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Where does “gluma” come from?

gluma (Latin) comes from Latin glubo, from Proto-Italic glouβō, from Proto-Indo-European glewbʰ- — to split.

gluma (Latin): husk of grain; chaff

Definitions

  1. husk of grain; chaff

Ancestry of “gluma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingluboI strip the bark from a tree, I peel, I shuck; I...
2Proto-Italicglouβōto split
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

Words derived from “gluma”

  • glume
  • glumed
  • glumelike
  • glumal
  • gluma
  • gluma
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