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

Words derived from “glandular”

  • eglandular
  • subglandular
  • polyglandular
  • fibroglandular
  • extraglandular
  • intraglandular
  • pseudoglandular
  • periglandular
  • ulceroglandular
  • cryptoglandular
  • multiglandular
  • interglandular
  • dermoglandular
  • neuroglandular
  • pluriglandular
  • uniglandular
  • lymphoglandular
  • musculoglandular
  • biglandular
  • hypoglandular
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