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Where does “grandescens” come from?

grandescens (Latin) comes from Latin grandesco, from Latin grandis, from Proto-Italic *grandis.

Definitions

Ancestry of “grandescens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingrandescoI become great; grow
2Latingrandisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;...
3Proto-Italic*grandis—
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