Where does “նռնակ” come from?
նռնակ (Armenian) comes from French grenade, from Old French grenate, from Old French pomme grenate, from Italian pom granat, from Medieval Latin pomum granatum, from Latin pōmum, from Latin pōmus, from Proto-Italic poomos — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
նռնակ (Armenian): grenade, hand grenade
Definitions
- grenade, hand grenade
Ancestry of “նռնակ”, step by step
նռնակ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French grenade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | grenade | pomegranate; grenade; insignia, badge |
| 2 | Old French | grenate | pomegranate |
| 3 | Old French | pomme grenate | pomegranate |
| 4 | Italian | pom granat | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | pomum granatum | seeded fruit; grainy apple; pomegranate |
| 6 | Latin | pōmum | any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) |
| 7 | Latin | pōmus | fruit |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |