Where does “coarse-grained” come from?

coarse-grained (English) comes from English coarse, from English course, from French cours, from German Kurs, from Italian corso, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

coarse-grained (English): Consisting of coarse particles; Having a coarse,...

Definitions

  1. Consisting of coarse particles; Having a coarse,...

Ancestry of “coarse-grained”, step by step

coarse-grained traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English coarse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoarseComposed of large parts or particles; of inferior...
2EnglishcourseA sequence of events; A path that something or...
3Frenchcoursstream of water, river; course; teaching, lesson,...
4GermanKurscourse; exchange rate, market price
5Italiancorsocourse; stream, waterway; avenue
6Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
7Latinco-allomorph of con-
8Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
16Old High Germankuti
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English grained

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgrainedsimple past tense and past participle of grain;...
2EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
3Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
4EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
5Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
6Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
7Old Englishendungending
8Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
9Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
10Proto-Germanicandijazend
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “coarse-grained

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