Where does “grandiusculus” come from?

grandiusculus (Latin) comes from Latin grandior, from Latin -ior, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

grandiusculus (Latin): fair-sized, somewhat grown up

Definitions

  1. fair-sized, somewhat grown up

Ancestry of “grandiusculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrandiorlarger, taller; more powerful etc
2Latin-ior"third declension"; forms adjectives’ comparative...
3Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Proto-Italic -jōsEvery word from Latin -ior
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