Where does “gladiolă” come from?

gladiolă (Romanian) comes from German Gladiole, 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.

gladiolă (Romanian): gladiolus

Definitions

  1. gladiolus

Ancestry of “gladiolă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGladiolegladiolus, sword lily
2LatingladiōlusLittle sword, knife
3Latingladiussword; murder, death; a gladiatorial contest
4Gaulishkladyossword
5Proto-Celtickladiwossword
6Proto-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 →