Where does “graindre” come from?

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

graindre (Old French): comparative degree of grant; superlative degree...

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of grant; superlative degree...

Ancestry of “graindre”, 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 -yós →Every word from Proto-Italic -jōs →Every word from Latin -ior →