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Where does “granjear” come from?

granjear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese granja, 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 — to grow old, to mature.

granjear (Portuguese): to cultivate; to earn through effort; to attract,...

Definitions

  1. to cultivate; to earn through effort; to attract,...

Ancestry of “granjear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegranjaa small farm; barn; a poultry farm
2Old Portuguesegrangia—
3Old Frenchgrangegranary; barn; grange; small farm
4Latingranicārium—
5Vulgar Latingranicagrain storage barn, granary; grange, small farm
6Latingrānum—
7Proto-Italicgrānom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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