Reconstruction:Latin/glemus

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Alteration of glomus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɛmʊs/

Noun

*glemus m (Proto-Romance)

1. ball of yarn, tangle

Related terms

• *glomellus
• *glomiscellus

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: gljem
  • Romanian: ghem
• North Italian:
  • Lombard: gemb
  • Venetan: gemo

References

• Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “*glĕmus”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 283