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Where does “agrandir” come from?

agrandir (French) comes from French grand, from Middle French grand, from Old French grant, from Old French -ur, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

agrandir (French): to enlarge, make bigger; to extend, to expand; to...

Definitions

  1. to enlarge, make bigger; to extend, to expand; to...

Ancestry of “agrandir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrandbig, great, grand; tall; Great, an honorific...
2Middle Frenchgrandbig; large
3Old Frenchgrantbig, large
4Old French-ur-er, used for form agent nouns
5Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
6Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
8Proto-Indo-European-oss—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “agrandir”

  • aggrandizement
  • aggrandize
  • aggrandizer
  • aggrandization
  • aggrandizest
  • aggrandizable
  • aggrandizeth
  • self-aggrandizement
  • agrandissable
  • agranditif
  • agrandissement
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