Where does “glabru” come from?

glabru (Romanian) comes from French glabre, from Latin glaber, from Proto-Italic ɣlaðros, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- — bright, shining; smooth.

glabru (Romanian): glabrous

Definitions

  1. glabrous

Ancestry of “glabru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchglabrehairless
2Latinglabersmooth; hairless
3Proto-Italicɣlaðrossmooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰleh₂dʰ-ro-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰleh₂dʰ-bright, shining; smooth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ-ro-sEvery word from Proto-Italic ɣlaðros
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