Where does “granato” come from?
granato (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.
granato (Italian): grained; crimson; pomegranate
Definitions
- grained; crimson; pomegranate
Ancestry of “granato”, step by step
granato 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 grānātus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | grānātus | having many seeds or grains |