Where does “corrugate” come from?
corrugate (Italian) comes from Italian corrugare, from Latin corrūgāre.
corrugate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “corrugate”, step by step
corrugate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian corrugare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | corrugare | to wrinkle; to form into ridges |
| 2 | Latin | corrūgāre | — |
via Italian corrugato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | corrugato | past participle of corrugare; past participle of... |