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
- fair-sized, somewhat grown up
Ancestry of “grandiusculus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | grandior | larger, taller; more powerful etc |
| 2 | Latin | -ior | "third declension"; forms adjectives’ comparative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |