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Where does “grenad” come from?

grenad (Middle Irish) comes 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 Proto-Italic poomos — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

grenad (Middle Irish): engraving

Definitions

  1. engraving

Ancestry of “grenad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrenadepomegranate; grenade; insignia, badge
2Old Frenchgrenatepomegranate
3Old Frenchpomme grenatepomegranate
4Italianpom granat—
5Medieval Latinpomum granatumseeded fruit; grainy apple; pomegranate
6Latinpōmum—
7Latinpōmus—
8Proto-Italicpoomosfruit
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂po-h₁ém-ostaken off
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “grenad”

  • greanadh
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