Where does “largess” come from?
Largess comes from Old French largesce, meaning generosity or bounty, derived from the adjective large, from Latin largus meaning abundant or plentiful.
largess (English): Alternative spelling of largesse
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of largesse
Ancestry of “largess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | largesse | Generosity in the giving of gifts or money; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | larges | — |
| 3 | Old French | largesce | largess; charitableness; generosity |
| 4 | Old French | -esce | feminine marker |
| 5 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |