English
granum
Granum comes from Latin grānum ‘grain, seed or small kernel’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- ‘to grow old, to mature’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵerh₂-‘to grow old, to mature’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵr̥h₂nóm‘grain’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*grānom‘grain’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrānum‘grain, seed or small kernel’
- Englishtodaygranum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵerh₂-‘to grow old, to mature’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵr̥h₂nóm‘grain’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*grānom‘grain’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrānum‘grain, seed or small kernel’
- Englishtodaygranum
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- ‘to grow old, to mature’
carl, karl, corny, garnet, geriatrics, churlish, 12 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm ‘grain’
through Latin grānum ‘grain, seed or small kernel’
grain, garner, granite, gram, granger, grange, grenadier, granary, 6 more
Today it means
noun A stack-like structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- / granum