Where does “agranularity” come from?
agranularity (English) comes from English agranular, from English granular, from Latin grānulum, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
agranularity (English): The quality of being agranular
Definitions
- The quality of being agranular
Ancestry of “agranularity”, step by step
agranularity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English agranular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agranular | Not granular; lacking granules |
| 2 | English | granular | Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains;... |
| 3 | Latin | grānulum | granule (small grain) |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |