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Where does “greathearted” come from?

greathearted (English) comes from Middle English gret-herted.

greathearted (English): Nobly courageous, bighearted; Magnanimous

Definitions

  1. Nobly courageous, bighearted; Magnanimous

Ancestry of “greathearted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgret-herted—

Words derived from “greathearted”

  • greatheartedness
  • greatheartedly
Every word from Middle English gret-herted →