Where does “granito” come from?

granito (Italian) comes from Italian granire, 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.

granito (Italian): granite; past participle of granire

Definitions

  1. granite; past participle of granire

Ancestry of “granito”, step by step

granito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian granire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangranireto granulate; to form grains or seeds
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

via Medieval Latin granitum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latingranitum—

Words derived from “granito”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →