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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | glossa | explanation of a difficult word; an obsolete,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσᾰ | tongue; language; tongue |
Words derived from “glose”