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Where does “glandiform” come from?

glandiform (English) comes from English gland, from French glande, from Old French glandre, 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.

glandiform (English): Shaped like, resembling, or characteristic of...

Definitions

  1. Shaped like, resembling, or characteristic of...

Ancestry of “glandiform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglandAn organ that synthesizes a substance, such as...
2Frenchglandegland; swollen lymph node; tumor, growth
3Old Frenchglandre—
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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