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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseGrande—
2Old Portuguesegrandebig, great
3Latingrandisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;...
4Proto-Italic*grandis—
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