myEtymology.com: English etymology of deflocculate

Etymology of the English word deflocculate

the English word deflocculate

using the English prefix de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)

derived from the Old French prefix de-

derived from the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the English word flocculate

derived from the English word flocculus

derived from the Latin word flocculus

derived from the New Latin word floccus (tuft, wisp of wool)

using the English suffix -ate

Word found in Modern English