Where does “gránitból” come from?
gránitból (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gránit, from German Granit, from Middle High German granīt, from Italian granito, from Italian granire, from Italian grano, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “gránitból”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | gránit | granite rock |
| 2 | German | Granit | granite |
| 3 | Middle High German | granīt | — |
| 4 | Italian | granito | granite; past participle of granire |
| 5 | Italian | granire | to granulate; to form grains or seeds |
| 6 | Italian | grano | wheat, corn; grain; bead |
| 7 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |