Where does “grenn” come from?
grenn (Haitian Creole) comes from French graine, from Vulgar Latin grana, from Latin granum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
grenn (Haitian Creole): seed; testicle
Definitions
- seed; testicle
Ancestry of “grenn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | graine | seed; dick, penis; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | grana | nominative plural of grānum; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | granum | a grain, seed or 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 |