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Where does “granelloso” come from?

granelloso (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.

granelloso (Italian): granular

Definitions

  1. granular

Ancestry of “granelloso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangranellograin; speck; testicle
2Italiangranowheat, corn; grain; bead
3Latingrānum—
4Proto-Italicgrānom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “granelloso”

  • granellosità
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