English
gliadin
Gliadin comes from Italian gloiodina.
- Italianc. 1300–presentgloiodina
- Englishearliest quotation 2004gliadin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentgloiodina
- Englishearliest quotation 2004gliadin
Earliest quotation: 2004, Harold McGee, Scribner: “Most of the gluten proteins, the gliadins and the…”
The story
From Italian gloiodina, coined by G.
Every English word from Italian gloiodina
Today it means
noun A minor protein (along with gluten and glutelin) in wheat; it may cause a toxic reaction in some people.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian gloiodina / gliadin