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
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...
Ancestry of “writ large”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | large | Of considerable or relatively great size or... |
| 2 | Middle English | large | — |
| 3 | Old French | large | generous; large; big; wide |
| 4 | Latin | larga | nominative feminine singular of largus;... |
| 5 | Latin | largus | abundant, copious, plentiful, large, abounding in... |