Where does “lindic” come from?

lindic (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin *landīcus, from Latin landica, from Latin glāns, from Proto-Italic glānts, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

lindic (Romanian): clitoris

Definitions

  1. clitoris

Ancestry of “lindic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*landīcus—
2Latinlandicaclitoris; gridiron; censer
3Latinglānsan acorn, nut; any acorn-shaped fruit; a beechnut, chestnut
4Proto-Italicglānts—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic glānts →Every word from Latin glāns →