Etymology

granulate

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Today it means: To segment into tiny grains or particles. Full definition →

English granule ← French granule ← Latin grānulum
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granulate · verb1

Back-formation from granulation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, granule + -ate.

granulate · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵerh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂-nós
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂nóm
  4. Proto-Italic*grānom
  5. Latingrānum
  6. Latinulum
  7. Latingrānulum
  8. Frenchgranule
  9. Englishgranule
  10. English todaygranulate

From granule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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