Where does “lanciagranate” come from?

lanciagranate (Italian) comes from Italian granata, 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.

lanciagranate (Italian): grenade launcher

Definitions

  1. grenade launcher

Ancestry of “lanciagranate”, step by step

lanciagranate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian granata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangranatagrenade, hand grenade; pomegranate; member or...
2Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
3Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Italian lanciare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlanciareto throw; to chuck; to sling; to launch; to set...
2Latinlanceōto wield or handle a lance
3Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
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