Where does “grandios” come from?

grandios (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Italian grandioso, from Italian -oso, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

grandios (Norwegian Nynorsk): grandiose

Definitions

  1. grandiose

Ancestry of “grandios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrandiosograndiose, magnificent
2Italian-oso-ous, -ful, -y
3Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
4Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →