Where does “granni” come from?

granni (Sicilian) comes from Latin grandis, from Proto-Italic *grandis.

granni (Sicilian): big, large; old

Definitions

  1. big, large; old

Ancestry of “granni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrandisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;...
2Proto-Italic*grandis—
Every word from Proto-Italic *grandis →Every word from Latin grandis →