Where does “gladiolus” come from?

gladiolus (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin gladiōlus, from Latin gladius, from Gaulish kladyos, from Proto-Celtic kladiwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

gladiolus (Norwegian Bokmål): a gladiolus

Definitions

  1. a gladiolus

Ancestry of “gladiolus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingladiōlusLittle sword, knife
2Latingladiussword; murder, death; a gladiatorial contest
3Gaulishkladyossword
4Proto-Celtickladiwossword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kladiwos →Every word from Gaulish kladyos →
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