Where does “Milgram” come from?

Milgram (English) comes from Yiddish מילגרוים, from Latin malogranatum, from Latin granatum, from Latin granatus, from Latin granum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “Milgram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמילגרויםpomegranate
2Latinmalogranatuma pomegranate
3Latingranatumpomegranate; nominative neuter singular of...
4Latingranatushaving many seeds or grains
5Latingranuma grain, seed or small kernel
6Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm