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Where does “engranger” come from?

engranger (French) comes from French grange, from Middle French grange, from Old French grange, from Latin granicārium, from Vulgar Latin granica, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm — to grow old, to mature.

engranger (French): to store; to rake in; to collect, gather in

Definitions

  1. to store; to rake in; to collect, gather in

Ancestry of “engranger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrangea barn
2Middle Frenchgrange—
3Old Frenchgrangegranary; barn; grange; small farm
4Latingranicārium—
5Vulgar Latingranicagrain storage barn, granary; grange, small farm
6Latingrānum—
7Proto-Italicgrānom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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