Where does “grandissime” come from?
grandissime (French) comes from Italian grandissimo, from Italian grande, from Latin grandis, from Proto-Italic *grandis.
grandissime (French): supersized; gigantic
Ancestry of “grandissime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | grandissimo | superlative degree of grande; very large, tall,... |
| 2 | Italian | grande | of greater physical dimensions or numerosity;... |
| 3 | Latin | grandis | full-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *grandis | — |