Where does “granellino” come from?

granellino (Italian) comes from Italian granello, 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.

granellino (Italian): speck (of dust etc.)

Definitions

  1. speck (of dust etc.)

Ancestry of “granellino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangranellograin; speck; testicle
2Italiangranowheat, corn; grain; bead
3Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
4Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →
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