The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromγλωχίς“point, barb”
- English todayglochidiate
From Ancient Greek γλωχίς (glōkhís, “point, barb”) + -iate, alternative form of + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekγλωχίς all →
glochidglochidium
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.