Where does “filigranist” come from?
filigranist (Romanian) comes from Romanian filigran, from French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, 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.
filigranist (Romanian): filigree expert or collector
Definitions
- filigree expert or collector
Ancestry of “filigranist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | filigran | filigree |
| 2 | French | filigrane | watermark; filigree; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Italian | filigrana | filigree; watermark |
| 4 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |