Where does “grandiose” come from?

Grandiose comes from French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis meaning "large," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ghrewə-.

grandiose (English): Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent;...

Definitions

  1. Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent;...

Ancestry of “grandiose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrandiosegrandiose
2Italiangrandiosograndiose, magnificent
3Italian-oso-ous, -ful, -y
4Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
5Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “grandiose”

Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Italian -oso →