Where does “glomerular” come from?

glomerular (Romanian) comes from Romanian glomerulă, from English glomerule, from Latin glomus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

glomerular (Romanian): glomerate

Definitions

  1. glomerate

Ancestry of “glomerular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianglomerulăglomerule
2EnglishglomeruleA head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by...
3Latinglomusball-shaped mass; ball of thread, yarn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Latin glomus →Every word from English glomerule →