Word of the Day, May 30 2008

I am so in love with the colloquial indication of a piece of common knowledge as tossed in casually at the end of the etymological origin of today’s Word of the Day:

Grandee comes from Spanish grande, from Latin grandis, “great, large, hence important, grand.” Related words include grandeur, “the state or quality of being grand”; grandiose, “characterized by affectation of grandeur”; aggrandize, “to make great or greater”; and, of course, grand.

Like, duh, right?

Sigh! Doctor Dictionary, you’re so smart and dreamy. Send me emails forever.