Etymology Explorer › Spanish

Where does “grande” come from?

grande (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish grande, from Latin grandis, from Proto-Italic *grandis.

grande (Spanish): big, large; great; aged, old

Definitions

  1. big, large; great; aged, old

Ancestry of “grande”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grande”

  • grandee
  • grandeeship
  • grandeza
  • grandote
  • grandemente
  • engrandecer
  • Grande
Every word from Proto-Italic *grandis →