Etymology

deglove

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Today it means: To peel back the skin from part of the body as if removing a glove, especially as the result of an accident. Full definition →

English glove ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishglove
  8. English todaydeglove

From de- + glove.

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