English
large
/lɑːd͡ʒ/
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
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Origin
From Middle English large, from Old French large, from Latin larga, feminine of largus (“abundant, plentiful, copious, large, much”), of uncertain ultimate origin; see there for more. Along with big, it mostly displaced Middle English stoor and muchel (the latter surviving in much under a different meaning).
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- derivedMiddle Englishlarge
- derivedOld Frenchlarge
- derivedLatinlarga
- derivedOld Frenchlarge
Related: Middle English stour
Sources
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- Wiktionary: large