The story
- French · derived fromgrande“grand, great”
- English todaygrande wormwood
Words from the same roots
Frenchgrande all →
grande
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The herb wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), which is used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic. Full definition →
Frenchgrande all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.