Where does “گَرنیٹ” come from?
گَرنیٹ (Kashmiri) comes from English grenade, 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 Latin pōmus — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
گَرنیٹ (Kashmiri): a grenade
Definitions
- a grenade
Ancestry of “گَرنیٹ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grenade | A small explosive device, designed to be thrown... |
| 2 | French | grenade | pomegranate; grenade; insignia, badge |
| 3 | Old French | grenate | pomegranate |
| 4 | Old French | pomme grenate | pomegranate |
| 5 | Italian | pom granat | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | pomum granatum | seeded fruit; grainy apple; pomegranate |
| 7 | Latin | pōmum | any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) |
| 8 | Latin | pōmus | fruit |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |