Where does “granata” come from?
granata (Italian) comes 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.
granata (Italian): grenade, hand grenade; pomegranate; member or...
Definitions
- grenade, hand grenade; pomegranate; member or...
Ancestry of “granata”, step by step
granata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin grānum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Latin granato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | granato | dative masculine singular of grānātus; dative... |