Etymology

gladiole

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Today it means: gladiolus (flowering plant) Full definition →

Middle English gladiol ← Latin gladiolus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromgladiolus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgladiol
  3. English todaygladiole

From Middle English gladiol, from Latin gladiolus.

Words from the same roots

Latingladiolus all →

gladiolusgladen

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