conglomerate (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[conglomerate 词源字典]
1570s, from Latin conglomeratus, past participle of conglomerare "to roll together," from com- "together" (see com-) + glomerare "to gather into a ball," from glomus (genitive glomeris) "a ball," from PIE root *glem-.[conglomerate etymology, conglomerate origin, 英语词源]
conglomerate (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"large business group," 1967, from conglomerate (adj.).
conglomerate (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1590s, from Latin conglomeratus, past participle of conglomerare (see conglomerate (adj.)). Related: Conglomerated; conglomerating.