Where does “inequigranular” come from?
inequigranular (English) comes from English equigranular, 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.
inequigranular (English): Not equigranular
Definitions
- Not equigranular
Ancestry of “inequigranular”, step by step
inequigranular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English equigranular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | equigranular | Composed chiefly of grains of similar size |
| 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 |