Where does “huge” come from?
Huge comes from Middle English, from Old French ahuge, ahoge, and a, which derive from Latin ad and Proto-Indo-European ád, ultimately connected to Latin habere meaning to have or hold.
huge (English): Very large; Distinctly interesting, significant,...
Definitions
- Very large; Distinctly interesting, significant,...
Ancestry of “huge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | huge | huge, large, enormous; great, severe, excessive,... |
| 2 | Old French | ahuge | huge; very large |
| 3 | Frankish | haug | hill |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haugaz | height; hill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |
Words derived from “huge”