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Where does “granizo” come from?

granizo (Spanish) comes from Spanish grano, from Portuguese grão, from Old Portuguese grão, 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.

granizo (Spanish): hail; hailstone

Definitions

  1. hail; hailstone

Ancestry of “granizo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgranograin; grain, seed, kernel, bean; pimple,...
2Portuguesegrãograin; grand; great; grand-
3Old Portuguesegrão—
4Latingrānum—
5Proto-Italicgrānom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “granizo”

  • granizar
  • granizo
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