Laminate
/ˈlæm.ɪ.neɪt/noun
To make or coat something with thin layers, or a material made of layered sheets.
Did you know?Laminate ultimately comes from Latin lamina, meaning a thin plate or layer, and the same root also gave us words like “lamina” in anatomy and science.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lem-
“to peel off, strip, or cut into thin pieces”
Latin
Latin
lamina
“a thin plate, sheet, or layer”
Late Latin
Latin
laminātus
“layered; made into thin plates”
Middle French
French
laminer
“to roll or beat into thin sheets”
Late 16th Century
English
laminate
“to form into thin layers or plates”
Modern English
English
laminate
“to coat, bond, or construct with layers”