Where does “grand” come from?

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

grand (Occitan): big, large

Definitions

  1. big, large

Ancestry of “grand”, step by step

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