Where does “granitelike” come from?
granitelike (English) comes from English granite, from French granit, from Italian granito, from Italian granire, from Italian grano, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm — to grow old, to mature.
granitelike (English): Resembling granite
Definitions
- Resembling granite
Ancestry of “granitelike”, step by step
granitelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English granite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | granite | A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed... |
| 2 | French | granit | granite |
| 3 | Italian | granito | granite; past participle of granire |
| 4 | Italian | granire | to granulate; to form grains or seeds |
| 5 | Italian | grano | wheat, corn; grain; bead |
| 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 |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |