Nebulize
/ˈnɛbjʊlaɪz/noun
To convert a liquid into a fine mist or spray.
Did you know?Nebulize ultimately descends from Latin nebula, meaning “mist” or “cloud,” the same root that gave English the word nebula for a starry cloud in space.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*nebh-
“cloud, mist, vapor”
Latin
Latin
nebula
“mist, vapor, cloud”
Late Latin
Latin
nebulizare
“to turn into mist or vapor”
19th Century
English
nebulize
“to reduce to a fine spray or mist”
Modern English
English
nebulize
“to convert a liquid into a fine mist or spray”