Where does “glose” come from?

glose (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin glossa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ — tongue; language; tongue.

Ancestry of “glose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinglossaexplanation of a difficult word; an obsolete,...
2Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰtongue; language; tongue

Words derived from “glose”

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