Where does “նռնականետ” come from?
նռնականետ (Armenian) comes from Armenian նռնակ, 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, off, back; off, away; off, from.
նռնականետ (Armenian): grenade launcher
Definitions
- grenade launcher
Ancestry of “նռնականետ”, step by step
նռնականետ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian նռնակ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | նռնակ | grenade, hand grenade |
| 2 | French | grenade | pomegranate; grenade; insignia, badge |
| 3 | Old French | grenate | pomegranate |
| 4 | Old French | pomme grenate | pomegranate |
| 5 | Italian | pom granat | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | pomum granatum | seeded fruit; grainy apple; pomegranate |
| 7 | Latin | pōmum | any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) |
| 8 | Latin | pōmus | fruit |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |