Where does “grão-priorado” come from?
grão-priorado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese grão, from Old Portuguese grão, 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.
grão-priorado (Portuguese): Dignity or functions of a grand prior
Definitions
- Dignity or functions of a grand prior
Ancestry of “grão-priorado”, step by step
grão-priorado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese grão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | grão | grain; grand; great; grand- |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | grão | — |
| 3 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Portuguese priorado
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | priorado | priorate, priorship |