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Where does “lande” come from?

lande (Portuguese) comes from Latin glandem, from Latin glans, from Proto-Italic glānts, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

lande (Portuguese): a cork oak acorn; Alternative form of landa

Definitions

  1. a cork oak acorn; Alternative form of landa

Ancestry of “lande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglandemaccusative singular of glāns
2Latinglansacorn, nut; any acorn-shaped fruit; beechnut,...
3Proto-Italicglānts—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- →