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LAMINAL

AdjectiveNounLAM-i-nallam-i-nal · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

laminar

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Latin lāmina Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English laminal From Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of material”) + -al.

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