Etymology of the English word gluon
the English word
gluonderived from the English word
gluederived from the Old French word
gluderived from the Late Latin word
glusderived from the Latin word
gluten (glue, paste; gum)
using the English suffix
-onusing the Italian suffix
-onDate
The earliest known usage of gluon in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in other languages
Italian
gluoneUsage
Word found in Modern English