Etymograph

English

granatin

Granatin comes from Latin granatum ‘the pomegranate’, from grānātus ‘having many seeds’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm ‘grain’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵr̥h₂nóm‘grain’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*grānom‘grain’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrānum‘grain, seed’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrānātus‘having many seeds’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgranatum‘the pomegranate’
  6. Englishtodaygranatin

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵr̥h₂nóm‘grain’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*grānom‘grain’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrānum‘grain, seed’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrānātus‘having many seeds’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgranatum‘the pomegranate’
  6. Englishtodaygranatin

Formed from -in

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm ‘grain’

corn, kernel, kern, 8 more

through Latin grānum ‘grain, seed’

garner, grain, granite, gram, granger, grange, granular, granule, 5 more

through Latin granatum ‘the pomegranate’

grenadier

Today it means

noun mannitol

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm / granatin