Where does “biglandular” come from?
biglandular (English) comes from English glandular, from French glandulaire, from French glandule, from Latin glāndula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
biglandular (English): Having two glands
Definitions
- Having two glands
Ancestry of “biglandular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glandular | Pertaining to a gland or glands |
| 2 | French | glandulaire | glandular |
| 3 | French | glandule | glandule |
| 4 | Latin | glāndula | a little acorn |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |