English
grenado
Grenado comes from Spanish granada ‘hand grenade’, from Latin grānātus ‘having many seeds or grains’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵr̥h₂nóm‘grain’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*grānom‘grain’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrānum‘grain, seed’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrānātusas granata‘having many seeds or grains’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentgranada‘hand grenade’
- Englishtodaygrenado
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵr̥h₂nóm‘grain’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*grānom‘grain’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrānum‘grain, seed’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrānātusas granata‘having many seeds or grains’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentgranada‘hand grenade’
- Englishtodaygrenado
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- ‘to grow old, to mature’
carl, karl, garnet, geriatrics, churlish, 11 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm ‘grain’
through Proto-Italic *grānom ‘grain’
through Latin grānum ‘grain, seed’
grain, granite, garner, gram, grange, granular, granary, granule, 6 more
Today it means
noun A grenade (weapon).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm / grenado