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.

grenier (French): attic; granary; garret

Definitions

  1. attic; granary; garret

Ancestry of “grenier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgrenier—
2Old Frenchgrenier—
3Latingrānāriumgranary
4Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
5Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →