Where does “hydrogarnet” come from?
hydrogarnet (English) comes from English garnet, from Middle English gernet, from Old French grenate, from Old French pomme grenate, from Italian pom granat, from Medieval Latin pomum granatum, from Latin pōmum, from Latin pōmus — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
hydrogarnet (English): Any mineral based on a garnet in which one or more silicate anions are replaced by hydroxyls
Definitions
- Any mineral based on a garnet in which one or more silicate anions are replaced by hydroxyls
Ancestry of “hydrogarnet”, step by step
hydrogarnet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English garnet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | garnet | A hard transparent mineral that is often used as... |
| 2 | Middle English | gernet | red, garnet |
| 3 | Old French | grenate | pomegranate |
| 4 | Old French | pomme grenate | pomegranate |
| 5 | Italian | pom granat | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | pomum granatum | seeded fruit; grainy apple; pomegranate |
| 7 | Latin | pōmum | any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) |
| 8 | Latin | pōmus | fruit |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |