Where does “glandlessness” come from?
glandlessness (English) comes from English glandless, from English gland, from French glande, from Old French glandre, from Latin glāndula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
glandlessness (English): Absence of glands
Definitions
- Absence of glands
Ancestry of “glandlessness”, step by step
glandlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glandless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glandless | Without glands |
| 2 | English | gland | An organ that synthesizes a substance, such as... |
| 3 | French | glande | gland; swollen lymph node; tumor, growth |
| 4 | Old French | glandre | — |
| 5 | Latin | glāndula | a little acorn |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |