Etymology of the French word glande
the French word
glandederived from the Old French word
glandrederived from the Latin word
glandula (glans, acorn, pellet)
derived from the Latin word
glans (acorn; mast, acorn, beechnut)
Date
The earliest known usage of glande in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
glandéDerivations in other languages
English
gland, Romanian
glandăCognates
English
gland, Italian
glandola, Latin
glandes
