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
- a small farm; barn; a poultry farm
Ancestry of “granja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | grangia | — |
| 2 | Old French | grange | granary; barn; grange; small farm |
| 3 | Latin | granicārium | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | granica | grain storage barn, granary; grange, small farm |
| 5 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |