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

  1. generous; large; big; wide

Ancestry of “large”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlarganominative feminine singular of largus;...
2Latinlargusabundant, copious, plentiful, large, abounding in...

Words derived from “large”

Every word from Latin largus →Every word from Latin larga →