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Where does “Grenier” come from?

Grenier (French) comes from Middle French grenier, from Old French grenier, from Latin grānārium, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “Grenier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgrenier—
2Old Frenchgrenier—
3Latingrānārium—
4Latingrānum—
5Proto-Italicgrānom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “Grenier”

  • Grenier
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