Where does “grande” come from?

grande (Chavacano) comes from Spanish grande, from Old Spanish grande, from Latin grandis, from Proto-Italic *grandis.

grande (Chavacano): big

Definitions

  1. big

Ancestry of “grande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgrandebig, large; great; aged, old
2Old Spanishgrandegreat
3Latingrandisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;...
4Proto-Italic*grandis—
Every word from Proto-Italic *grandis →Every word from Latin grandis →Every word from Old Spanish grande →