Where does “grande-caloria” come from?

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

grande-caloria (Portuguese): kilocalorie

Definitions

  1. kilocalorie

Ancestry of “grande-caloria”, step by step

grande-caloria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Grande

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

via Portuguese caloria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecaloriacalorie
Every word from Proto-Italic *grandis →Every word from Latin grandis →Every word from Old Portuguese grande →