Where does “grande” come from?

grande (Ladino) comes from Old Spanish grande, from Latin grandis, from Proto-Italic *grandis.

grande (Ladino): big; adult

Definitions

  1. big; adult

Ancestry of “grande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishgrandegreat
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 Spanish grande →