Etymology

pollinate

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Today it means: To apply pollen to (a stigma). Full definition →

Latin pollen, pollinis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompollen, pollinis
  2. English todaypollinate

From pollin- (compound form of "pollen") + -ate (verb-forming suffix). From oblique stem of Latin pollen, pollinis.

Words from the same roots

Latinpollen, pollinis all →

pollinicpollinigerouspollinivorepollinosepollinosis

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