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Where does “granica” come from?

granica (Vulgar Latin) comes 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.

granica (Vulgar Latin): grain storage barn, granary; grange, small farm

Definitions

  1. grain storage barn, granary; grange, small farm

Ancestry of “granica”, step by step

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

Words derived from “granica”

  • grange
  • granger
  • LaGrange County
  • Grangegate
  • granja
  • granjear
  • grange
  • grangia
  • grange
  • engranger
  • granja
  • granjear
  • granja
  • granger
  • granxa
  • granxa
  • grange
  • grangier
  • grange
  • granche
  • grangia
  • granger
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