English
gluten-free
From gluten + -free.
A compound of gluten + -free
Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- ‘to stick’
Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥
Proto-Italic *gloiten
Latin glūten ‘glue’
Middle French gluten
English gluten
Today it means
adj Of food, containing no gluten.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gluten-free