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Where does “glī-” come from?

glī- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from English glio-, from Ancient Greek γλία, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

glī- (Proto-Indo-European): mous

Definitions

  1. mous

Ancestry of “glī-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishglio-Gliomatous; Glial; Embedded in a gelatinous...
2Ancient Greekγλίαglue
3Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “glī-”

  • gjer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →