English
glandule
Glandule comes from Latin glandula ‘a little acorn’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷelh₂-‘acorn’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*glāntsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglans‘an acorn, nut’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEglandula‘a little acorn’
- Englishtodayglandule
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷelh₂-‘acorn’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*glāntsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglans‘an acorn, nut’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEglandula‘a little acorn’
- Englishtodayglandule
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- ‘acorn’
through Latin glans ‘an acorn, nut’
Today it means
noun A small gland or secreting vessel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- / glandule