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Where does “гренадер” come from?

гренадер (Russian) comes from French grenadier, from French grenade, from Old French grenate, from Old French pomme grenate, from Italian pom granat, from Medieval Latin pomum granatum, from Latin pōmum, from Latin pōmus — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

гренадер (Russian): grenadier

Definitions

  1. grenadier

Ancestry of “гренадер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrenadierpomegranate tree; grenadier
2Frenchgrenadepomegranate; grenade; insignia, badge
3Old Frenchgrenatepomegranate
4Old Frenchpomme grenatepomegranate
5Italianpom granat—
6Medieval Latinpomum granatumseeded fruit; grainy apple; pomegranate
7Latinpōmum—
8Latinpōmus—
9Proto-Italicpoomosfruit
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂po-h₁ém-ostaken off
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
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