English
glutinate
Glutinate comes from Latin glūtinō ‘to glue’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- ‘to stick’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gleyH-‘to stick’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*glóh₁ytn̥reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gloitenreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglūten‘glue’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEglūtinō‘to glue’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEglūtinātusperfect passive participle of glūtinō
- Englishearliest quotation 1610glutinate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gleyH-‘to stick’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*glóh₁ytn̥reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gloitenreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglūten‘glue’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEglūtinō‘to glue’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEglūtinātusperfect passive participle of glūtinō
- Englishearliest quotation 1610glutinate
Earliest quotation: 1610, Philip Barrough: “The lungs being cleansed and purged from matter, you…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- ‘to stick’
through Latin glūten ‘glue’
Today it means
verb To unite with glue; to cement; to stick together.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- / glutinate