Where does “Granit” come from?
Granit (German) comes from Middle High German granīt, from Italian granito, from Italian granire, from Italian grano, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós — to grow old, to mature.
Granit (German): granite
Ancestry of “Granit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | granīt | — |
| 2 | Italian | granito | granite; past participle of granire |
| 3 | Italian | granire | to granulate; to form grains or seeds |
| 4 | Italian | grano | wheat, corn; grain; bead |
| 5 | Latin | grānum | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | grānom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “Granit”