English word grandeur comes from French -eur, Proto-Indo-European *ghrewə-, French grand, and later Old French grant (Big, large.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -eur | French (fr) | Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; -ness.. Used to form agent nouns from verbs. |
| *ghrewə- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| grand | French (fr) | (usually, capitalized) Great, an honorific title. Big, great, grand. Extensive, large. Great; big fat; an intensifier. Tall. |
| grandiorem | Latin (lat) | |
| grant | Old French (fro) | Big, large. |
| grandur | Old French (fro) | Largeness; bigness. |
| grandeur | Middle French (frm) | |
| grandeur | English (en) | (archaic, rare) Greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness.. Nobility.. The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence. |