Where does “polyglandular” come from?
polyglandular (English) comes from English glandular, from French glandulaire, from French glandule, 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.
polyglandular (English): Of, pertaining to, or affecting multiple glands
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or affecting multiple glands
Ancestry of “polyglandular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | glandular | Pertaining to a gland or glands |
| 2 | French | glandulaire | — |
| 3 | French | glandule | — |
| 4 | Latin | glāndula | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |