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Where does “cryptoglandular” come from?

cryptoglandular (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.

cryptoglandular (English): Relating to anal glands and anal crypts

Definitions

  1. Relating to anal glands and anal crypts

Ancestry of “cryptoglandular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglandularPertaining to a gland or glands
2Frenchglandulaire—
3Frenchglandule—
4Latinglāndula—
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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