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1. Etymology of the English word gloss

the English word gloss

Derivations in English

degloss, glosser, glossmeter, glossy, semigloss, glossed, glossing

Cognates

Dutch glosse, French glose, German Glosse, Italian glosa, Norwegian glose, Portuguese glossa, Spanish glosa, Swedish speglosa

2. Etymology of the English word gloss

derived from the English word gloss
derived from the Latin word glossa (glossary, collection, list of unfamiliar)
derived from the Greek word glossa, γλῶσσα (tongue; the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired))




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