Where does “grandioso” come from?

grandioso (English) comes from Italian grandioso, from Italian -oso, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

grandioso (English): A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be...

Definitions

  1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be...

Ancestry of “grandioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrandiosograndiose, magnificent
2Italian-oso-ous, -ful, -y
3Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
4Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Italian -oso →