Where does “great-grandma” come from?
great-grandma (English) comes from English grandma, from English grand, from Middle English grand, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant, from Old French -ur, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
great-grandma (English): A great-grandmother
Definitions
- A great-grandmother
Ancestry of “great-grandma”, step by step
great-grandma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grandma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grandma | grandmother |
| 2 | English | grand | Of a large size or extent; great; Great in size,... |
| 3 | Middle English | grand | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | graunt | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of grant |
| 5 | Old French | grant | big, large |
| 6 | Old French | -ur | -er, used for form agent nouns |
| 7 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English Great
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Great | Taking much space; large |
| 2 | Middle English | grete | great; massive; amazing |
| 3 | Old English | grēat | great, large; big, thick, coarse, massive |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |