Etymology

etiolate

eti·o·late
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Today it means: To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant. Full definition →

French étioler ← Old French estuble ← Latin stupla
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromstupla
  2. Old French · derived fromestuble“stubble”
  3. French · derived frométieuler
  4. French · derived frométioler
  5. English todayetiolate

French étioler, from Norman French étieuler, ultimately from Old French estuble (“stubble”), from Latin stupla, from stipula (“straw, stubble”) (English stubble).

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