Where does “gram” come from?

gram (Portuguese) 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.

gram (Portuguese): Obsolete spelling of grão

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of grão

Ancestry of “gram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
2Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “gram”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →