Etymology

delaminate

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Today it means: To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up. Full definition →

English laminate ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē
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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. Englishlaminate
  8. English todaydelaminate

From de- + laminate.

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