Etymology of the English word glume
the English word
glumederived from the Latin word
gluma (husks of grain; barley husks)
derived from the Latin word
glubere (peel; strip the bark from; rob; shed its bark)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gleubh-Date
The earliest known usage of glume in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
glumaceousUsage
Word found in Modern English
