Where does “grandee” come from?
Grandee comes from Spanish grande, from Latin grandis meaning "large," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ghrewə-.
grandee (English): A high-ranking nobleman in Spain or Portugal; A...
Definitions
- A high-ranking nobleman in Spain or Portugal; A...
Ancestry of “grandee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | grande | big, large; great; aged, old |
| 2 | Old Spanish | grande | great |
| 3 | Latin | grandis | full-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *grandis | — |
Words derived from “grandee”