Where does “Grangegate” come from?
Grangegate (English) comes from English grange, from Middle English graunge, from Old French grange, from Latin granicārium, from Vulgar Latin granica, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm — to grow old, to mature.
Grangegate (English): A 2014 scandal over Australian politician Barry O'Farrell's failure to declare a gift of a $3,000 bottle of Grange Hermitage wine from a business executive
Definitions
- A 2014 scandal over Australian politician Barry O'Farrell's failure to declare a gift of a $3,000 bottle of Grange Hermitage wine from a business executive
Ancestry of “Grangegate”, step by step
Grangegate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grange | A granary; A farm, with its associated buildings;... |
| 2 | Middle English | graunge | granary, barn |
| 3 | Old French | grange | granary; barn; grange; small farm |
| 4 | Latin | granicārium | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | granica | grain storage barn, granary; grange, small farm |
| 6 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via English gate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gate | A doorlike structure outside a house; Doorway,... |
| 2 | Middle English | gate | An entryway or entrance to a settlement or... |
| 3 | Old English | ġeat | gate; a gate, door |
| 4 | Old French | gaut | forest, woods, woodland |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |