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Where does “grenado” come from?

grenado (Ido) comes from Esperanto grenado, from English grenade, from French grenade, from Old French grenate, from Old French pomme grenate, from Italian pom granat, from Medieval Latin pomum granatum, from Latin pōmum — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

grenado (Ido): pomegranate; hand grenade

Definitions

  1. pomegranate; hand grenade

Ancestry of “grenado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantogrenadogrenade
2EnglishgrenadeA small explosive device, designed to be thrown...
3Frenchgrenadepomegranate; grenade; insignia, badge
4Old Frenchgrenatepomegranate
5Old Frenchpomme grenatepomegranate
6Italianpom granat—
7Medieval Latinpomum granatumseeded fruit; grainy apple; pomegranate
8Latinpōmum—
9Latinpōmus—
10Proto-Italicpoomosfruit
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂po-h₁ém-ostaken off
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
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