Where does “grenadine” come from?
grenadine (Italian) comes from Italian grenadina, from French grenadine, from French grenade, from Old French grenate, from Old French pomme grenate, from Italian pom granat, from Medieval Latin pomum granatum, from Latin pōmum — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
grenadine (Italian): feminine plural of grenadino; plural of grenadina
Definitions
- feminine plural of grenadino; plural of grenadina
Ancestry of “grenadine”, step by step
grenadine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian grenadina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | grenadina | feminine singular of grenadino; female equivalent... |
| 2 | French | grenadine | grenadine; feminine singular of grenadin |
| 3 | French | grenade | pomegranate; grenade; insignia, badge |
| 4 | Old French | grenate | pomegranate |
| 5 | Old French | pomme grenate | pomegranate |
| 6 | Italian | pom granat | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | pomum granatum | seeded fruit; grainy apple; pomegranate |
| 8 | Latin | pōmum | any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) |
| 9 | Latin | pōmus | fruit |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |
via Italian grenadino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | grenadino | Grenadian |