Where does “gramma” come from?
gramma (English) comes from English grandma, from English grand, from Middle English grand, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Old French -ur, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
gramma (English): grandmother; A variety of pumpkin, a cultivar of...
Definitions
- grandmother; A variety of pumpkin, a cultivar of...
Ancestry of “gramma”, step by step
gramma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grandma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grandma | grandmother |
| 2 | English | grand | Of a large size or extent; great; Great in size,... |
| 3 | Middle English | grand | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | graunt | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of grant |
| 5 | Old French | grant | big, large |
| 6 | Old French | -ur | -er, used for form agent nouns |
| 7 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Ancient Greek γράμμα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |