Granulate
/ˈɡræn.jə.leɪt/noun
To form or reduce into small grains or particles.
Did you know?Granulate descends from Latin granulum, a “little grain,” from granum, the same root behind the idea of seed, grain, and tiny units of matter.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵr̥h₂-no-
“seed, grain”
Latin
Latin
granum
“grain, seed”
Late Latin
Latin
granulāre
“to form into grains”
Middle French
Old French
granuler
“to granulate, make into small grains”
16th Century
English
granulate
“to form or reduce into grains or small particles”
Modern English
English
granulate
“to form or reduce into small grains or particles”