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
- Apocopic form of grande; grain; grain, particle
Ancestry of “gran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | gran | big |
| 2 | Latin | grandis | full-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *grandis | — |
Words derived from “gran”