Where does “granite” come from?
Granite comes from French granit, from Italian granito, derived from the verb granire meaning to granulate, from Italian grano grain, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-.
granite (English): A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed...
Definitions
- A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed...
Ancestry of “granite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | granit | granite |
| 2 | Italian | granito | granite; past participle of granire |
| 3 | Italian | granire | to granulate; to form grains or seeds |
| 4 | Italian | grano | wheat, corn; grain; bead |
| 5 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |