Etymology

laminate

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Today it means: To assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet. Full definition →

First used 1939New Latin laminātus ← Latin lāmina
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlāmina“thin sheet of metal/other material”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromlaminātus
  3. English todaylaminate

First attested in 1666; borrowed from New Latin laminātus, perfect passive participle of laminō (attested since the first quarter of the 16th century), from Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of metal/other material”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).

Words from the same roots

Latinlāmina all →

laminalames

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1939 Material formed of thin sheets glued together.

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