Where does “glotologia” come from?

glotologia (Polish) comes from Polish glotto-, from Ancient Greek γλῶττα, 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 “glotologia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishglotto-glott
2Ancient GreekγλῶτταAttic form of γλῶσσα
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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic glutōnąEvery word from Old Norse glotta
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