Where does “granitic” come from?
Granitic comes from English granite with the French suffix -ique, from Latin -icus and -io, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm meaning grain.
granitic (English): Of, pertaining to, or containing granite
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or containing granite
Ancestry of “granitic”, step by step
granitic 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 French granitique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | granitique | granitic |