myEtymology.com: English etymology of grandmamma

Etymology of the English word grandmamma

the English word grandmamma

using the English prefix grand-

derived from the English word grand

derived from the Old French word grand

derived from the Classical Latin word grandis (full-grown, grown up; large)

derived from the Old French prefix grand-

derived from the English word mamma

derived from the Latin word mamma (breast; breast, udder)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ma-

derived from the English word reduplication

Word found in Modern English