Where does “large” come from?
large (Old French) comes from Latin larga, from Latin largus — abundant, copious, plentiful, large, abounding in...
large (Old French): generous; large; big; wide
Definitions
- generous; large; big; wide
Ancestry of “large”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | larga | nominative feminine singular of largus;... |
| 2 | Latin | largus | abundant, copious, plentiful, large, abounding in... |
Words derived from “large”