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Where does “grana” come from?

grana (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin granum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

grana (Vulgar Latin): nominative plural of grānum; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of grānum; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “grana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingranuma grain, seed or small kernel
2Proto-Italicgrānom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “grana”

  • грена
  • graineterie
  • grainetier
  • graine
  • grenn
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