Where does “granada” come from?
granada (Spanish) comes from Spanish granado, from Latin grānātum, from Latin grānātus, 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.
granada (Spanish): pomegranate; hand grenade; shell
Definitions
- pomegranate; hand grenade; shell
Ancestry of “granada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | granado | grained; pomegranate tree |
| 2 | Latin | grānātum | pomegranate fruit |
| 3 | Latin | grānātus | having many seeds or grains |
| 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 |