Agglutinate
/əˈɡluːtɪneɪt/noun
To stick or fuse together into a mass; in linguistics, to form words by adding distinct affixes.
Did you know?Agglutinate comes from Latin *agglutinare*, and the root *gluten* meant glue or sticky paste — which is why linguists use it for languages that build words by layering pieces together.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
agglutinare
“to glue to, fasten on, stick together”
Latin
Latin
gluten
“glue, sticky substance”
Late Latin
Latin
agglutinatus
“glued together”
14th Century
English
agglutinate
“to glue or bind together”
Modern English
English
agglutinate
“to stick together or form by adding distinct parts”
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