Where does “glandulousness” come from?
glandulousness (English) comes from English glandulous, from Late Latin glandulosus, from Latin glāndula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
glandulousness (English): The quality of being glandulous
Definitions
- The quality of being glandulous
Ancestry of “glandulousness”, step by step
glandulousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glandulous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glandulous | Of, pertaining to, or composed of glands;... |
| 2 | Late Latin | glandulosus | full of kernels; glandulous |
| 3 | Latin | glāndula | a little acorn |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | 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 |