Where does “grand” come from?

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

Ancestry of “grand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrandisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;...
2Proto-Italic*grandis
Every word from Proto-Italic *grandisEvery word from Latin grandis