Etymology

degranulate

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Today it means: To lose granules by the process of degranulation. Full definition →

English granulate ← French granule ← Latin grānulum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵerh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂-nós
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂nóm
  10. Proto-Italic*grānom
  11. Latingrānum
  12. Latinulum
  13. Latingrānulum
  14. Frenchgranule
  15. Englishgranule
  16. Englishgranulate
  17. English todaydegranulate

From de- + granulate.

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