Lemizh / English dictionary
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gàcx.
to make grain(s), fruit of cereal plants
gècx. cereal plant
Usage notes
This word is used strictly for edible types of grass such as wheat, maize and barley, not for other plants such as buckwheat or quinoa.
Etymology
< NLem garxn‑a
< LMLem, MLem garxn‑yr
< OLem garxn‑
< PLem *garxn‑
< PIE *g̑r̥h₂‑n‑óm, n-stem noun of
PIE *g̑erh₂‑ ‘make/grow(?) old, mature’
doublet of gràk.
Cognates
Eng grain, Gk γέρων ‘old man’