Etymology of the English word grandiose
the English word
grandiosederived from the French word
grandiosederived from the Italian word
grandiosoderived from the Italian word
grandederived from the Classical Latin word
grandis (full-grown, grown up; large)
Date
The earliest known usage of grandiose in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
grandioos, French
grandiose, German
grandios, Italian
grandioso, Norwegian
grandios, Swedish
grandiosUsage
Word found in Modern English
