Where does “gran” come from?

gran (Occitan) 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.

gran (Occitan): big; large; grain

Definitions

  1. big; large; grain

Ancestry of “gran”, step by step

gran traces back through two 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 Old Occitan gran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitangranbig; large
2Latingrandisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;...
3Proto-Italic*grandis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →