Etymograph

English

subgranular

From sub- + granular.

Formed from sub- + granular

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm ‘grain’

Proto-Italic *grānom ‘grain’

Latin grānum ‘grain, seed’

Latin ulum

Late Latin grānulum ‘granule, little grain’

English granular

Today it means

adj Somewhat or finely granular.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “subgranular”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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