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Where does “grand-grand-péthe” come from?

grand-grand-péthe (Norman) comes from Norman grànd, from Old French grant, from Old French -ur, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

grand-grand-péthe (Norman): great-grandfather

Definitions

  1. great-grandfather

Ancestry of “grand-grand-péthe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normangràndbig
2Old Frenchgrantbig, large
3Old French-ur-er, used for form agent nouns
4Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
5Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
7Proto-Indo-European-oss—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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