English
glomerulo-
Glomerulo- comes from New Latin glomus ‘ball-shaped mass’.
- New Latinc. 1500–1900glomus‘ball-shaped mass’
- New Latin, derivedc. 1500–1900glomerulus
- Englishtodayglomerulo-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- New Latinc. 1500–1900glomus‘ball-shaped mass’
- New Latin, derivedc. 1500–1900glomerulus
- Englishtodayglomerulo-
Equivalent to glomerul- + -o-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‘form into a ball’
children, child, cold, clean, cloud, chill, globe, gel, cluster, jelly, colt, clout, gelatin, clot, gelato, clough, ganglion, glebe, klutz, clod, globus, globulin, 48 more
through New Latin glomus ‘ball-shaped mass’
Today it means
prefix glomerulus
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / New Latin glomus / glomerulo-