Where does “garnet” come from?
garnet (Cebuano) comes from English garnet, from Middle English gernet, 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.
garnet (Cebuano): a hard transparent mineral that is often used as...
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- a hard transparent mineral that is often used as...
Ancestry of “garnet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | garnet | A hard transparent mineral that is often used as... |
| 2 | Middle English | gernet | red, garnet |
| 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 |