Added 9 October 2026
glacier
/ˈɡlæs.jə/ noun
In Latin: glaciarium, glacier First recorded: 1744 Wiktionary
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Origin
Borrowed from French glacier, from Franco-Provençal gllaciér, from Vulgar Latin *glaciārium, a derivative of Latin glaciēs (“ice”), of uncertain origin. First attested in English in 1744 per the OED.
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