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Where does “glosarie” come from?

glosarie (Middle English) comes from Latin glossārium, from Latin glōssa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα, from Old Norse glotta, from Proto-Germanic glutōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Ancestry of “glosarie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglossārium—
2Latinglōssa—
3Ancient Greekγλῶσσαa tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe
4Old Norseglottato grin, smile scornfully
5Proto-GermanicglutōnąTo stare; gawk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “glosarie”

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