Where does “grandão” come from?

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

grandão (Portuguese): Augmentative of grande; hunk, burly

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of grande; hunk, burly

Ancestry of “grandão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseGrandelarge; great; big of great size or extent
2Old Portuguesegrandebig, great
3Latingrandisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;...
4Proto-Italic*grandis—
Every word from Proto-Italic *grandis →Every word from Latin grandis →Every word from Old Portuguese grande →
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