Etymograph

English

granola bar

From granola + bar.

A compound of granola + bar

Vulgar Latin *barra

Old French barre ‘beam, bar, gate, barrier’

Middle English barre

English bar

The story

Attested since the late twentieth century.

Today it means

noun A confection consisting of granola and sweeteners pressed and baked into a bar shape.

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

Etymograph / granola bar