Where does “milgrãada” come from?
milgrãada (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin mālogrānātum, from Latin grānātum, from Latin grānātus, 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.
milgrãada (Old Portuguese): pomegranate
Definitions
- pomegranate
Ancestry of “milgrãada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mālogrānātum | a pomegranate |
| 2 | Latin | grānātum | pomegranate fruit |
| 3 | Latin | grānātus | having many seeds or grains |
| 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 |