English
gelation
Gelation comes from Latin gelātiō ‘freezing’, from gelātus ‘frozen’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‘cold’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gel-‘cold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelū‘frost’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelō‘to freeze’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelātus‘frozen’past participle of gelō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelātiō‘freezing’
- Englishtodaygelation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gel-‘cold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelū‘frost’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelō‘to freeze’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelātus‘frozen’past participle of gelō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelātiō‘freezing’
- Englishtodaygelation
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‘cold’
children, child, cold, clean, cloud, globe, chill, cluster, colt, clout, clot, clough, glebe, clod, globus, ganglion, klutz, globulin, 49 more
through Latin gelū ‘frost’
through Latin gelō ‘to freeze’
Today it means
noun The formation of a solid by cooling; freezing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gel- / gelation