Where does “glande” come from?

glande (Portuguese) comes from Latin glāns, from Proto-Italic glānts, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

glande (Portuguese): glans

Definitions

  1. glans

Ancestry of “glande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglānsan acorn, nut; any acorn-shaped fruit; a beechnut, chestnut
2Proto-Italicglānts—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic glānts →Every word from Latin glāns →
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