gluma.
husks of grain; barley husks (pl.) (L+S);
Meaning & usage
husk of grain, the glume
Where this word comes from
De Vaan posits a preform Proto-Italic *glouβ(s)mā, from Proto-Indo-European *gl(e/o)wbʰ-m-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *glewbʰ-. Sihler suggests a development from Proto-Italic *glūmma, from earlier *glewbmā.
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