Where does “microgranite” come from?
microgranite (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.
microgranite (English): A type of microcrystalline plutonic rock with the...
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- A type of microcrystalline plutonic rock with the...
Ancestry of “microgranite”, step by step
microgranite 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 |