Where does “glandular” come from?

Glandular comes from Latin glandula, a diminutive formation using Latin -ula and -ulus suffixes, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂-.

glandular (English): Pertaining to a gland or glands

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to a gland or glands

Ancestry of “glandular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchglandulaireglandular
2Frenchglanduleglandule
3Latinglāndulaa little acorn
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos
6Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “glandular

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin glāndula
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