English
glacious
Glacious comes from Latin glaciēs ‘ice’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglaciēs‘ice’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentglacieux
- Englishtodayglacious
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglaciēs‘ice’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentglacieux
- Englishtodayglacious
Every English word from Latin glaciēs
Today it means
adj Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin glaciēs / glacious