Etymology:
Meaning:
A brief or passing view or sight of something; a fleeting moment.
Origin:
The word "glimpse" originated in the early 9th century in Old English as "glimsien." It was used to describe the act of catching a momentary view of something or the appearance of something fleeting and quick. The word underwent phonetic changes over time, eventually evolving into the modern form "glimpse."
Etymology The word glim is derived from the Old English word gleomen which means a
Etymology Middle English glimeren from Old English glimm e rian of Germanic origin
Etymology Old English glimsien meaning to catch a glimpse of Cognate with Old Norse
Etymology Greek Χλόη Khlóē meaning green shoot or young green plant Mea
Chloral Etymology and Origin The term chloral is derived from the Greek word chloros
Etymology The word chloride comes from the Greek chlōros meaning greenish yellow
Etymology Chlorinate comes from the Greek words chloros meaning greenish yellow
Etymology The word chlorine comes from the Greek word chloros meaning greenish yell
Etymology The word chloroform is derived from three Greek roots Chloros meaning g
Etymology and Meaning The word chlorophyll is derived from two Greek words Chloros
Etymology The term chloroplast is derived from two Greek words Chloro χλωρός
Etymology Cholecyst derives from two Greek words Chole χολή meaning bile
Etymology Late Latin cholera Greek χολέρα choléra from χολή cholé b
Etymology Latin cholera from Greek χολή cholē meaning bile Originally referr
Etymology Latin cholera bile Greek χολή cholḗ bile Meaning A person
Etymology and Meaning The term cholesterol is derived from the Greek words chole χ
Etymology The term cholinergic is derived from the Greek words chole meaning bile
Etymology Cloris is a name with Greek etymology derived from the word Khloris meaning
Etymology The word gall has multiple etymologies depending on its specific meaning and
Etymology and Meaning of Gild Etymology The word gild has a complex etymological hi
Etymology The word glad has Germanic origins It is derived from the Proto Germanic ro
Etymology Middle English glauncen from Old French glancier from Gaulish or Late Lat
Etymology The word glare comes from Old English gler which means brightness or s
Etymology of Glass The word glass traces its roots back to several ancient languages
Etymology The word glaze comes from the Middle English term glasen meaning to cove
Etymology glazier lt Old French glasier from glas glass from Latin vitrum ier
Etymology The word gleam comes from the Old English word gleam which is thought to b
Etymology The word glee has several possible etymologies From Middle English glee
Etymology The word glib is derived from Middle English glibben meaning to peel or
Etymology Old English glīdan from Proto Germanic glīdanan from Proto Indo European
Etymology Middle English glimeren from Old English glimm e rian of Germanic origin
Etymology Old English glimsien meaning to catch a glimpse of Cognate with Old Norse
Etymology Middle English glenten glint of uncertain origin Possible sources include
Etymology French glisser to slide Old French glissier to slide Vulgar Latin
Etymology The word glisten is derived from the Old English word glistnian meaning
Etymology The word glister comes from the Old English word glysteran meaning to sh
Etymology Originally a sudden involuntary movement of a muscle or group of muscles
Etymology The word glitter derives from the Old Norse word glitra meaning to shine
Etymology The word glitzy is derived from the Yiddish word glitsik meaning slipper
Etymology Middle English from Old English glōmung glōming of Germanic origin relat
Etymology The word gloat is derived from the Middle English word gloten which means
Etymology From Middle English glose from Old French glose from Medieval Latin gl
Etymology The word glow comes from the Middle English word glowe which in turn is d
Etymology The word glower originates from the Middle English glowe which in turn de
Etymology The word gold derives from the Old English word gold which is itself deriv
Etymology The word guilder is derived from the Dutch word gulden which means golden
Etymology The word jaundice is derived from the Old French word jaune meaning yell
Etymology The word melancholic comes from the Greek word μελαγχοληκός m
Etymology The word melancholy originates from the Greek words melas black and khol
Etymology The word yellow traces its origins back to the Middle English yelwe which
Etymology The word zloty zł derives from the Polish word złoty IPA ˈzwɔtɨ
Etymology Middle English glauncen from Old French glancier from Gaulish or Late Lat
Etymology Interviu is derived from the French word entrevue which literally means
Etymology Beatle A combination of the words beat a musical genre and beetle The
Etymology The word etymology is derived from the Greek words etymon true meaning an
Etymology of Panorama The word panorama comes from the Greek words pan meaning all
Etymology Old English lōcian to see Proto West Germanic lōkijanan Proto Germanic
Etymology and Meaning The word prospect has Latin origins deriving from prospectar
Etymology Aspect comes from the Latin word aspectus which means a look or a view
Etymology Scene is derived from the Latin word scaena which originally meant stage
