Clay materials used in construction / Глинистые минералы используемые в строительстве

Clay, noun. Old English Cladg. A stiff viscous earth. (Blackies Compact Etymological Dictionary. Blackie & Son, London and Glasgow. 1946. War Economy Standard)
Clay: The original Indo-European word was 'gloi-" "gli-' from which came "glue' and 'gluten'. In Germanic this became 'klai-; and the Old English 'claeg" became Modern English "clay'. From the same source came "clammy' and the northern England dialect "claggy' all of which describe a similar sticky consistency. (Oxford English Dictionary and Ayto's Dictionary of Word Origins, Bloomsbury, 1999) Clay." from Old Greek yRia, y2oia "'glue" 72ivfl "slime, mucus "" y2oidq "'anything sticky" 'from L-E. base *glei-, *gli- 'to glue, paste stick together. (Klein E. A comprehensive etymological dictionary of the English language. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1967; Skeat W. An etymological dictionary of the English language.

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