Where does “grand” come from?

grand (Polish) comes from Spanish grande, from Old Spanish grande, from Latin grandis, from Proto-Italic *grandis.

grand (Polish): grandee

Definitions

  1. grandee

Ancestry of “grand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgrandebig, large; great; aged, old
2Old Spanishgrandegreat
3Latingrandisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;...
4Proto-Italic*grandis—
Every word from Proto-Italic *grandis →