Where does “glose” come from?

glose (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Medieval Latin glosa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ — tongue; language; tongue.

glose (Norwegian Nynorsk): a word, term or expression, e.g. in a foreign...

Definitions

  1. a word, term or expression, e.g. in a foreign...

Ancestry of “glose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinglosaAlternative spelling of glossa
2Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰtongue; language; tongue

Words derived from “glose”

Every word from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ →Every word from Medieval Latin glosa →