Where does “writ large” come from?

writ large (English) comes from English large, from Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, from Latin largus — abundant, copious, plentiful, large, abounding in...

writ large (English): Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...

Definitions

  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...

Ancestry of “writ large”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlargeOf considerable or relatively great size or...
2Middle Englishlarge—
3Old Frenchlargegenerous; large; big; wide
4Latinlarganominative feminine singular of largus;...
5Latinlargusabundant, copious, plentiful, large, abounding in...
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