Reconstruction:Latin/glomellus

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

From glomus +‎ -ellus (diminutive ending). Compare *globellus.

Pronunciation

(Proto-Italo-Western-Romance) IPA^(key): /ɡloˈmɛllos/

Noun

*glomellus m (oblique *glomellus)

ball of yarn, tangle

Related terms

Descendants

Corsican: ghiumellu
Emilian: gümel
Occitan: grumel, grumer, grumeu

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “glŏmus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 164

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