Where does “intergranular” come from?
Intergranular derives from English granular, which combines English granule from Latin grānulum, a diminutive of grānum meaning grain, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm.
intergranular (English): Occurring along the boundaries between the...
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- Occurring along the boundaries between the...
Ancestry of “intergranular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | granular | Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains;... |
| 2 | Latin | grānulum | granule (small grain) |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |