Etymology Explorer › Latin

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrānum—
2Proto-Italicgrānom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “granifer”

  • graniferous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →