Where does “granaio” come from?
granaio (Italian) comes from Italian grano, 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.
granaio (Italian): granary, barn; region that produces much grain;...
Definitions
- granary, barn; region that produces much grain;...
Ancestry of “granaio”, step by step
granaio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian grano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | grano | wheat, corn; grain; bead |
| 2 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Latin grānārium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | grānārium | granary |
| 2 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 3 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |