English

glia

Glia comes from Ancient Greek γλία ‘glue’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gley- ‘to stick’.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gley-‘to stick’reconstructed
Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλίαglía‘glue’
Englishtodayglia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gley-‘to stick’reconstructed
Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλίαglía‘glue’
Englishtodayglia

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *gley- ‘to stick’

climb, clad, clam, clothe, clench, 5 more

Today it means

noun The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue.

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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gley- / glia

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