Etymology

fluidize

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Today it means: To give particles of solid the properties of a fluid, either by shaking or by injecting gas Full definition →

English fluid ← Middle English fluid ← Latin fluidus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latinfluidus
  7. Middle Englishfluid
  8. Englishfluid
  9. English todayfluidize

From fluid + -ize.

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