Where does “monkeygland” come from?
monkeygland (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.
monkeygland (English): A spicy sauce made of onions, garlic, tomato and...
Definitions
- A spicy sauce made of onions, garlic, tomato and...
Ancestry of “monkeygland”, step by step
monkeygland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gland | An organ that synthesizes a substance, such as... |
| 2 | French | glande | gland; swollen lymph node; tumor, growth |
| 3 | Old French | glandre | — |
| 4 | Latin | glāndula | a little acorn |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |