Grenade etymology

English

English word grenade comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (Grain.), Norwegian Bokmål granateple (A pomegranate, fruit of the tree Punica granatum.), Norwegian Bokmål eple (An apple (fruit).), Norwegian Nynorsk eple (An apple (fruit).), Norwegian Nynorsk granateple (A pomegranate.), Malayalam pomum

Etymology of grenade

Detailed word origin of grenade

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Indo-European (ine) Grain.
granateple Norwegian Bokmål (nob) A pomegranate, fruit of the tree Punica granatum.
eple Norwegian Bokmål (nob) An apple (fruit).
eple Norwegian Nynorsk (nno) An apple (fruit).
granateple Norwegian Nynorsk (nno) A pomegranate.
pomum Malayalam (mal)
granum Latin (lat) A grain, seed or small kernel.
granatus Latin (lat) Having many seeds or grains.
granatum Latin (lat) Pomegranate (fruit).
pomum granatum Latin (lat)
pom granat Italian (it)
pomme grenate Old French (fro) Pomegranate (fruit).
grenate Old French (fro) Pomegranate (fruit).
grenade French (fr) (heraldiccharge) pomegranate (Grenade de guerre is used in French to describe a grenade in English heraldry).. Grenade. Insignia, badge. Pomegranate.
grenade English (en) To use grenade(s) upon. (heraldiccharge) A charge similar to a fireball, and made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, but with only one set of flames at the top.. (obsolete) A pomegranate.. (slang) An unattractive girl.. A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched from a grenade launcher.

Words with the same origin as grenade

Descendants of *ǵr̥h₂nóm

corn corner grain popcorn