English
gelept
Gelept comes from Latin gelō ‘freeze’, from gelū ‘frost’, 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 CEgelōas gelāre‘freeze’
- Englishtodaygelept
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 CEgelōas gelāre‘freeze’
- Englishtodaygelept
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‘cold’
children, child, cold, clean, cloud, globe, chill, cluster, colt, clout, clot, clough, ganglion, glebe, clod, globus, klutz, globulin, 47 more
through Latin gelū ‘frost’
through Latin gelō ‘freeze’
Today it means
noun Young and weakly developed soils that form in very cold climates where permafrost is present near the surface and that show minimal horizon formation due to limited biological activity and cryoturbation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gel- / gelept