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Where does “comminuted” come from?

Comminuted comes from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, and Proto-Indo-European -tós, a past participle suffix forming adjectives from verb roots.

comminuted (English): Reduced to small particles or to powder, as by...

Definitions

  1. Reduced to small particles or to powder, as by...

Ancestry of “comminuted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomminuteTo pulverize; to smash; To cause fragmentation;...
2Latincomminutuscrumbled; pulverized; lessened
3LatincomminuoI break or crumble into small pieces; I pulverize...
4Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “comminuted”

  • uncomminuted
  • noncomminuted
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