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Where does the term 'Grandparents' come from?
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My father in law asked me this one and I was stumped. Any ideas on where it comes from and/or why we call our parents parents', Grand parents?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.As a matter of interest, the French apply the 'grand' connection only backwards. So 'grandfather' is 'grandp�re' whereas 'grandson' is 'petit fils', not 'grand-fils'. 'Petit', of course, means 'small', so clearly the 'grand' element - in both French and English - suggests 'big' in the sense of 'senior'. In other words, your grandparents are your senior parents as J suggests above.
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