Where does “spacious” come from?
Spacious comes from Old French spacios, from Latin spatiosus, meaning "of great extent or area."
spacious (English): Having plenty of space; roomy; Large in expanse
Definitions
- Having plenty of space; roomy; Large in expanse
Ancestry of “spacious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | spacios | vast; large; great |
| 2 | Latin | spatiosus | spacious, roomy; wide, long |
| 3 | Latin | spatium | Space, room, extent; Distance between points; A... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
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