English
glyptodont
Glyptodont comes from Ancient Greek γλυπτός ‘fit for carving’, from γλῠ́φω ‘to carve, engrave’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*glewbʰ-‘to split, carve’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*glúbʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*glúpʰōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλῠ́φω‘to carve, engrave’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγλυπτόςgluptós‘fit for carving’
- Englishtodayglyptodont
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*glewbʰ-‘to split, carve’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*glúbʰetireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*glúpʰōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλῠ́φω‘to carve, engrave’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEγλυπτόςgluptós‘fit for carving’
- Englishtodayglyptodont
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- ‘to split, carve’
clive, cleft, clapper, clove, cleave, cleve, 11 more
through Proto-Hellenic *glúpʰō
Today it means
noun Any edentate of an extinct clade of South American armadillos which is identified either as family †Glyptodontidae or as subfamily †Glyptodontinae of family Chlamyphoridae.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ- / glyptodont