Where does “LaGrange County” come from?
LaGrange County (English) comes from French grange, from Middle French grange, 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.
LaGrange County (English): Named after Château de la Grange-Bléneau, the home of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Definitions
- Named after Château de la Grange-Bléneau, the home of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Ancestry of “LaGrange County”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | grange | a barn |
| 2 | Middle French | grange | granary (grain store) |
| 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 |