granular

The story

1. Latin · derived fromgrānum“grain, seed”
2. Late Latin · derived fromgrānulum“granule, little grain”
3. English todaygranular

From Late Latin grānulum (“granule, little grain”), diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain, seed”), + -ar. By surface analysis, granule + -ar. Compare French granulaire.

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