Etymology of the English word granite
the English word
granitederived from the Italian word
granitoderived from the Italian word
granirederived from the Italian word
granoderived from the Classical Latin word
granum (grain; grain; seed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gr₀ə-no-Date
The earliest known usage of granite in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
graniteware,
granitite,
granitize,
granitoidCognates
Dutch
graniet, French
granit, French
granite, German
Granit, Icelandic
granít, Italian
granito, Lithuanian
granitas, Norwegian
granitt, Polish
granit, Russian
гpaинт, Swedish
granitUsage
Word found in Modern English
