Where does “grao” come from?
grao (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese grão, 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.
grao (Portuguese): grain; grand; great; grand-
Definitions
- grain; grand; great; grand-
Ancestry of “grao”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | grão | — |
| 2 | Latin | grānum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | grānom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “grao”