Where does “gourgouran” come from?
gourgouran (French) comes from English grogram, from French gros-grain, from French grain, from Old French grain, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós — to grow old, to mature.
gourgouran (French): grogram
Definitions
- grogram
Ancestry of “gourgouran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grogram | A strong, rough fabric made up of a mixture of... |
| 2 | French | gros-grain | grosgrain |
| 3 | French | grain | grain; a small amount, a bit; squall,... |
| 4 | Old French | grain | grain edible part of a cereal plant |
| 5 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |