English
glanders
Glanders comes from Latin glandula ‘a little acorn’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglandula‘a little acorn’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400glandre
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400glandresplural of glandre
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 2016glanders
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglandula‘a little acorn’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400glandre
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400glandresplural of glandre
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 2016glanders
Earliest quotation: 2016, Glanders: “Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell): What is it? / William…”
Every English word from Latin glandula
Today it means
noun An infectious disease of horses, mules, and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin glandula / glanders