English
grama
Grama comes from Spanish grama ‘grass’, and goes back to Latin grāmen.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrāmen‘grass’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrāminaplural of grāmen
- Spanishc. 1500–presentgrama‘grass’
- Englishearliest quotation 1864same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrāmen‘grass’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrāminaplural of grāmen
- Spanishc. 1500–presentgrama‘grass’
- Englishearliest quotation 1864same form
Earliest quotation: 1864, Fitz-Hugh Ludlow.: “To understand the exquisite beauty of simple green grass,…”
Every English word from Latin grāmen
Today it means
noun Various species of grass in the genus Bouteloua, including Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin grāmen / grama