2627: grenade & pomegranate Feb 24, 2022

Although the only thing explosive about a pomegranate would be if its seeds are saturated with juice, the word 'grenade' comes from the same root as 'pomegranate'. The word is instead a reference to its shape, with a round body and a protruding head. Although the word is French, the spelling with a D by the end instead of a T is influenced from the Spanish 'granada'. This has nothing to do with the Spanish city 'Granada', whose name comes from Arabic.