English
grand
Grand comes from Middle English grand, from Anglo-Norman graunt, from Old French grant ‘big’, from Latin grandis ‘full-grown, great’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrandis‘full-grown, great’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400grant‘big, large’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400graunt
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500grand
- Englishearliest quotation 1863same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrandis‘full-grown, great’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400grant‘big, large’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400graunt
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500grand
- Englishearliest quotation 1863same form
Earliest quotation: 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu: “In the mean time, Cluffe had arrived. He was…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- ‘to yearn for’
grill, greedy, charismatic, grit, yearn, chromatic, growl, grime, yar, ochre, grout, grisly, grist, grimace, exhort, 17 more
through Old French grant ‘big, large’
Today it means
adj Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin grandis / grand