Where does “gran” come from?

gran (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese gran, from Latin grandis, from Proto-Italic *grandis.

gran (Galician): Apocopic form of grande; grain; grain, particle

Definitions

  1. Apocopic form of grande; grain; grain, particle

Ancestry of “gran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegranbig
2Latingrandisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;...
3Proto-Italic*grandis—
Every word from Proto-Italic *grandis →Every word from Latin grandis →Every word from Old Portuguese gran →