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

  1. grained; crimson; pomegranate

Ancestry of “granato”, step by step

granato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian grano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangranowheat, corn; grain; bead
2Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
3Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Latin grānātus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrānātushaving many seeds or grains

Words derived from “granato

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-
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