Where does “glose” come from?
glose (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Medieval Latin glosa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ — tongue; language; tongue.
glose (Norwegian Bokmål): a word, term or expression, e.g. in a foreign...
Definitions
- a word, term or expression, e.g. in a foreign...
Ancestry of “glose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | glosa | Alternative spelling of glossa |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσᾰ | tongue; language; tongue |