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Where does “ghindură” come from?

ghindură (Romanian) comes from Latin glāndula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

ghindură (Romanian): a small swelling , ganglion; tonsil

Definitions

  1. a small swelling , ganglion; tonsil

Ancestry of “ghindură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglāndula—
2Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
3Proto-Italic-olos—
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “ghindură”

  • ghinduros
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