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Where does “hydrocolloid” come from?

hydrocolloid (English) comes from English colloid, from French colloïde, from French colle, from Vulgar Latin colla, from Latin cuculla, from Latin cucullus, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-l-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

hydrocolloid (English): Any material that forms a colloid when mixed...

Definitions

  1. Any material that forms a colloid when mixed...

Ancestry of “hydrocolloid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolloidGlue-like; gelatinous; A stable system of two...
2Frenchcolloïdecolloid
3Frenchcolleglue; first-person singular present indicative of...
4Vulgar Latincollanominative plural of collum; accusative plural of...
5LatincucullaAlternative form of cucullus
6Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “hydrocolloid”

  • hydrocolloidal
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