grand

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 497 words | Copyright

grand great, pre-eminent, principal XV; imposing, sublime XVIII. — F. grand large, tall, sublime, or its source L. grandis full-grown, abundant, tall, powerful, sublime. The use of F. grand to denote the second degree removed in ascent of relationship was adopted, grandpère, grand' mère being repr. by grandfather, grandmother XVI, earlier †graunt- XV; it was extended (XVI) to the corr. degree of descent in grandchild, grandson, granddaughter, where F. has petit little.

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