Etymograph

English

glirarium

Glirarium comes from Latin glirarium ‘a glirarium, a terracotta pot used for…’, from glis ‘dormouse’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵl̥h₂-í-s ‘sister-in-law’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵl̥h₂-í-s‘sister-in-law’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglis‘dormouse’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEglirarium‘a glirarium, a terracotta pot used for breeding dormice for eating’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵl̥h₂-í-s‘sister-in-law’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglis‘dormouse’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEglirarium‘a glirarium, a terracotta pot used for breeding dormice for eating’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵl̥h₂-í-s

Today it means

noun A terracotta pot used in Roman times to breed dormice for consumption as food.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵl̥h₂-í-s / glirarium

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