Etymology of the French word glose
the Old French word
glosederived from the Medieval Latin word
glosa (glossary, collection, list of unfamiliar)
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))
Date
The earliest known usage of glose in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
gloserDerivations in other languages
English
glosserCognates
Dutch
glosse, English
gloss, German
Glosse, Italian
glosa, Norwegian
glose, Portuguese
glossa, Spanish
glosa, Swedish
speglosaUsage
Word found in Old French
