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Where does “granel” come from?

granel (Portuguese) comes from Spanish granel, from Catalan graner, 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.

granel (Portuguese): granary, barn; bulk; galley

Definitions

  1. granary, barn; bulk; galley

Ancestry of “granel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgranelbulk
2Catalangranergranary, barn
3Latingrānārium—
4Latingrānum—
5Proto-Italicgrānom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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