Where does “grānum” come from?

grānum (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

grānum (Latin): grain, seed, small kernel

Definitions

  1. grain, seed, small kernel

Ancestry of “grānum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “grānum”

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