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Where does “granitiform” come from?

granitiform (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.

granitiform (English): Resembling granite in structure or shape

Definitions

  1. Resembling granite in structure or shape

Ancestry of “granitiform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgraniteA group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed...
2Frenchgranitgranite
3Italiangranitogranite; past participle of granire
4Italiangranireto granulate; to form grains or seeds
5Italiangranowheat, corn; grain; bead
6Latingrānum—
7Proto-Italicgrānom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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