Etymology of the English word aggrandize
the English word
aggrandizederived from the Old French word
agrandirusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Old French word
grandirderived from the Old French word
grandderived from the Classical Latin word
grandis (full-grown, grown up; large)
Date
The earliest known usage of aggrandize in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
aggrandized,
aggrandizingUsage
Word found in Modern English
