English
agglutinative
Agglutinative comes from Latin agglūtinō ‘to glue, paste, solder or cement to something’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- ‘to smear, putty’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gleyH-‘to smear, putty’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*glóh₁ytn̥reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gloitenreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglūten‘glue’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEglūtinō‘to glue (together)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagglūtinō‘to glue, paste, solder or cement to something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagglūtinātu
- English1500–presentagglutinate
- Englishtodayagglutinative
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gleyH-‘to smear, putty’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*glóh₁ytn̥reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gloitenreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglūten‘glue’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEglūtinō‘to glue (together)’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagglūtinō‘to glue, paste, solder or cement to something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEagglūtinātu
- English1500–presentagglutinate
- Englishtodayagglutinative
A compound of agglutinate + -ive
Latin adglūtināre ‘to glue or cement to a thing’
Latin agglūtinātus ‘glued, pasted, fastened’
English agglutinate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- ‘to smear, putty’
through Latin glūten ‘glue’
Today it means
adj Sticky, tacky, adhesive.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- / agglutinative