Where does “granjita” come from?
granjita (Spanish) comes from Spanish granja, from French grange, from Middle French grange, from Old French grange, from Latin granicārium, from Vulgar Latin granica, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “granjita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | granja | farm, grange |
| 2 | French | grange | a barn |
| 3 | Middle French | grange | granary (grain store) |
| 4 | Old French | grange | granary; barn; grange; small farm |
| 5 | Latin | granicārium | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | granica | grain storage barn, granary; grange, small farm |
| 7 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |