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Where does “granja” come from?

granja (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese grangia, from Old French grange, from Latin granicārium, from Vulgar Latin granica, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós — to grow old, to mature.

granja (Portuguese): a small farm; barn; a poultry farm

Definitions

  1. a small farm; barn; a poultry farm

Ancestry of “granja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegrangia—
2Old Frenchgrangegranary; barn; grange; small farm
3Latingranicārium—
4Vulgar Latingranicagrain storage barn, granary; grange, small farm
5Latingrānum—
6Proto-Italicgrānom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “granja”

  • granjear
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