Where does “granifer” come from?

granifer (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “granifer”, step by step

granifer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin grānum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
2Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Latin ferre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinferrepresent active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via French granifère

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgranifère—

Words derived from “granifer”

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