Where does “garnet” come from?
Garnet comes from Middle English gernet, derived from Old French grenate, a shortening of Old French pomme grenate (pomegranate), from Latin granatum (seeded fruit) and Latin pomum (fruit), ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm and h₂epo.
garnet (English): A hard transparent mineral that is often used as...
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Ancestry of “garnet”, step by step
garnet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English gernet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gernet | red, garnet |
| 2 | Old French | grenate | pomegranate |
| 3 | Old French | pomme grenate | pomegranate |
| 4 | Italian | pom granat | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | pomum granatum | seeded fruit; grainy apple; pomegranate |
| 6 | Latin | pōmum | any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) |
| 7 | Latin | pōmus | fruit |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |
via Middle English granate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | granate | — |