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Where does “granada” come from?

granada (Catalan) comes from Catalan granar, from Catalan gra, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

granada (Catalan): feminine singular of granat; grenade

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of granat; grenade

Ancestry of “granada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangranarto produce grain
2Catalangragrain; pimple
3Latingrānum—
4Proto-Italicgrānom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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