Where does “gran” come from?
gran (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish grant, from Old Spanish grande, from Latin grandis, from Proto-Italic *grandis.
gran (Spanish): Apocopic form of grande; great
Definitions
- Apocopic form of grande; great
Ancestry of “gran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | grant | Apocopic form of grande; great; big; large |
| 2 | Old Spanish | grande | great |
| 3 | Latin | grandis | full-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *grandis | — |