Where does “грантоед” come from?
грантоед (Russian) comes from Russian грант, from English Grant, from Scottish Gaelic Grannd, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Old French -ur, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
грантоед (Russian): a recipient of money grants, especially from foreign entities, who advocates the policies of the donors
Definitions
- a recipient of money grants, especially from foreign entities, who advocates the policies of the donors
Ancestry of “грантоед”, step by step
грантоед traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian грант
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | грант | grant |
| 2 | English | Grant | and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large" |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | Grannd | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | graunt | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of grant |
| 5 | Old French | grant | big, large |
| 6 | Old French | -ur | -er, used for form agent nouns |
| 7 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |