Where does “grande” come from?
Grande comes from English grand, which derives from Latin grandis meaning "large," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ghrewə-.
grande (English): Of a cup of coffee: smaller than venti but larger...
Definitions
- Of a cup of coffee: smaller than venti but larger...
Ancestry of “grande”, step by step
grande traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French grande
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | grande | feminine singular of grand; grand, great |
| 2 | French | grand | big, great, grand; tall; Great, an honorific... |
| 3 | Middle French | grand | big; large |
| 4 | Old French | grant | big, large |
| 5 | Old French | -ur | -er, used for form agent nouns |
| 6 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Spanish grande
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | grande | big, large; great; aged, old |
| 2 | Old Spanish | grande | great |
via Italian grande
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | grande | of greater physical dimensions or numerosity;... |