Where does “gros-grain” come from?
gros-grain (French) comes from French grain, from Old French grain, 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.
gros-grain (French): grosgrain
Definitions
- grosgrain
Ancestry of “gros-grain”, step by step
gros-grain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French grain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | grain | grain; a small amount, a bit; squall,... |
| 2 | Old French | grain | grain edible part of a cereal plant |
| 3 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via French gros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gros | big, thick, fat; coarse, rough; famous |
| 2 | Old French | gros | big; large |
| 3 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 4 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |