Where does “grand-angle” come from?

grand-angle (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;...

grand-angle (French): wide-angle

Definitions

  1. wide-angle

Ancestry of “grand-angle”, step by step

grand-angle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French grand

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;...

via French Angle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAngle
2Middle Frenchanglecorner
3Old FrenchAngleangel biblical being
4Late LatinAngelus
5Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
6Old Norseengillangel
7Old Saxonengilangel
8Proto-West Germanicangilangel
9Latinangelusangel; messenger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Latin -orEvery word from Old French -ur