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Where does “grenier” come from?

grenier (Old French) comes from Latin grānārium, 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 “grenier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrānārium—
2Latingrānum—
3Proto-Italicgrānom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “grenier”

  • garner
  • Grenier
  • grenier
  • Grenier
  • gerner
  • gernier
  • guernier
  • grenier
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