Granite
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mid 17th century: from Italian granito, literally ‘grained’, from grano ‘grain’, from Latin granum .
wiktionary
From French granit(“granite”), from Italian granito(“granite”), from granire(“to granulate”), from grano(“grain”), from Latin grānum(“grain”). Compare granita.
etymonline
granite (n.)
1640s, from French granit(e) (17c.) or directly from Italian granito "granite," originally "grained," past-participle adjective from granire "granulate, make grainy," from grano "grain," from Latin granum "grain" (from PIE root *gre-no- "grain"). In reference to the appearance of the rock. Used figuratively for "hardness" (of the heart, head, etc.) from 1839. New Hampshire, U.S., has been the Granite State at least since 1825.
