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Where does “granel” come from?

granel (Spanish) comes from Catalan graner, from Latin grānārium, 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.

granel (Spanish): bulk

Definitions

  1. bulk

Ancestry of “granel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangranergranary, barn
2Latingrānārium—
3Latingrānum—
4Proto-Italicgrānom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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