Where does “granīt” come from?
granīt (Middle High German) comes from Italian granito, from Italian granire, from Italian grano, 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 “granīt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | granito | granite; past participle of granire |
| 2 | Italian | granire | to granulate; to form grains or seeds |
| 3 | Italian | grano | wheat, corn; grain; bead |
| 4 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |