Where does “grandi” come from?

grandi (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu grandi, from Portuguese Grande, from Old Portuguese grande, from Latin grandis, from Proto-Italic *grandis.

grandi (Papiamentu): big

Definitions

  1. big

Ancestry of “grandi”, step by step

grandi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu grandi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianugrandibig
2PortugueseGrandelarge; great; big of great size or extent
3Old Portuguesegrandebig, great
4Latingrandisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;...
5Proto-Italic*grandis—

via Spanish grande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgrandebig, large; great; aged, old
2Old Spanishgrandegreat
Every word from Proto-Italic *grandis →Every word from Latin grandis →Every word from Old Portuguese grande →
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