Etymograph

English

graniform

Graniform comes from Latin granum ‘grain’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵr̥h₂nóm1‘grain’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*grānom1‘grain’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgranum2‘grain’
  4. Englishtodaygraniform2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin granum
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English graniform

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵr̥h₂nómWiktionary, Latin granum‘grain’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*grānomWiktionary, Latin granum‘grain’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgranumWiktionary, English graniform‘grain’
  4. EnglishtodaygraniformWiktionary, English graniform

Formed from form

Latin fōrma ‘shape’

Old French forme ‘shape’

Middle English forme ‘shape’

English form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm ‘grain’

corn, kernel, kern, 8 more

through Latin granum ‘grain’

grain, garner, gram, granger, grange, granular, grenadier, granary, granule, 5 more

Today it means

adj Formed from or like corn.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “graniform”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin granum. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm / graniform

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