Where does “filigran” come from?
filigran (Danish) comes from French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, 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.
filigran (Danish): filigree
Definitions
- filigree
Ancestry of “filigran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | filigrane | watermark; filigree; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Italian | filigrana | filigree; watermark |
| 3 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |