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Where does “hydrocolloidal” come from?

hydrocolloidal (English) comes from English hydrocolloid, 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- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

hydrocolloidal (English): Of or relating to a hydrocolloid

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a hydrocolloid

Ancestry of “hydrocolloidal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydrocolloidAny material that forms a colloid when mixed...
2EnglishcolloidGlue-like; gelatinous; A stable system of two...
3Frenchcolloïdecolloid
4Frenchcolleglue; first-person singular present indicative of...
5Vulgar Latincollanominative plural of collum; accusative plural of...
6LatincucullaAlternative form of cucullus
7Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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