Where does “growmore” come from?
growmore (English) comes from English More, from Middle English More, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
growmore (English): A general-purpose inorganic fertilizer for garden...
Definitions
- A general-purpose inorganic fertilizer for garden...
Ancestry of “growmore”, step by step
growmore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English More
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | More | The Volta-Congo language of the Mossi people, mainly spoken in part of Burkina Faso |
| 2 | Middle English | More | more |
| 3 | Old French | More | — |
| 4 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English grow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grow | To become larger, to increase in magnitude; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | growen | To grow usually of plants, fruit, etc |
| 3 | Old English | grōwan | to grow, increase, flourish, germinate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grōaną | to green; to grow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |