Where does “monogranular” come from?
monogranular (English) comes from Romanian granular, from French granulaire, from French granule, from Latin grānulum, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
monogranular (English): Having grains or granules that are all the same...
Definitions
- Having grains or granules that are all the same...
Ancestry of “monogranular”, step by step
monogranular traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian granular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | granular | granular |
| 2 | French | granulaire | granular |
| 3 | French | granule | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | grānulum | granule (small grain) |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English mono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mono | Clipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or... |
| 2 | English | mono- | API; one, single, only |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μονο- | one; mono- |
via English granular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | granular | Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains;... |