Where does “grandiloquus” come from?

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

grandiloquus (Latin): grandiloquent; boastful

Definitions

  1. grandiloquent; boastful

Ancestry of “grandiloquus”, step by step

grandiloquus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin grandis

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

via Latin loquēns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinloquēnsspeaking, talking

Words derived from “grandiloquus”

Every word from Proto-Italic *grandis →Every word from Latin grandis →
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