Reconstruction:Latin/glomellum

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 globellum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡloˈmɛllu/

Noun

*glomellum m (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. ball of yarn, tangle

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/ɡloˈmɛllos/	*/ɡloˈmɛlli/
oblique	*/ɡloˈmɛllu/	*/ɡloˈmɛllos/

Related terms

• *glemus
• *glomiscellum

Descendants

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

References

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