glaise
French
noun
Definitions
- clay
- (figuratively) earth
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French glaise inherited from Old French glaise derived from Gaulish *glisa derived from Latin glis (tenacious earth, dormouse, thick clay).
Origin
Latin
glis
Gloss
tenacious earth, dormouse, thick clay
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brickclay English
- clay English
- claybed English
- claycourt English
- clayen English
- clayey English
- clayfield English
- clayish English
- claykicker English
- clayless English
- claylike English
- claypan English
- claystone English
- clayware English
- nanoclay English
- nonclay English
- organoclay English
- paper clay English
- pipeclay English
- underclay English
- glirarium Latin
- glis Latin
- klei Dutch, Flemish
- kleileem Dutch, Flemish
- kleitablet Dutch, Flemish
- pijpklei Dutch, Flemish
- glaiseux French
- lirón Spanish, Castilian
- *gl̥h₁éys Proto-Indo-European
- cley Middle English
- glaise Old French
- cleie Middle Dutch
- klei Afrikaans
- glaise Middle French
- lir Old Spanish
- *glisa Gaulish