English

grande wormwood

Grande wormwood comes from French grand ‘grand, great’, from Middle French grand ‘big’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *grandis.

Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*grandisreconstructedearlier origin unknown
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrandisas grandem‘large, great, grand, lofty, big’
Old Frenchc. 842–1400grant‘big, large’
Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600grand‘big’
Frenchc. 1600–presentsame formas grande‘grand, great’
Englishtodaygrande wormwood

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*grandisreconstructedearlier origin unknown
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrandisas grandem‘large, great, grand, lofty, big’
Old Frenchc. 842–1400grant‘big, large’
Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600grand‘big’
Frenchc. 1600–presentsame formas grande‘grand, great’
Englishtodaygrande wormwood

Linked words

through Latin grandis ‘large, great, grand, lofty, big’

grandiose, 9 more

through French grand ‘grand, great’

aggrandizement, 2 more

Today it means

noun The herb wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), which is used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *grandis / grande wormwood

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