Etymology

garnet

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Today it means: A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives. Full definition →

Middle English gernet ← Old French grenate
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garnet · noun, adjective1

  1. Old French · derived fromgrenate
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgernet
  3. English todaygarnet

From Middle English gernet, granate, from Old French grenate, from grenat (“pomegranate red”). Doublet of grenade.

Garnet · proper noun2

Named after the garnet gemstone.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchgrenate all →

grenade

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