great-great-grandfather

noun

The father of someone's great-grandparent.

Similar
tresayle
OriginEnglish grandfather ← Middle English grete ← Old English grēat →
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Meanings

noungreat-great-grandfather (plural great-great-grandfathers)

plural great-great-grandfathers · alternative great great grandfather

  1. The father of someone's great-grandparent.

    Synonyms: tresayle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe father of someone's great-grandparent.

Similar
tresayle

Origin

  1. Englishgreat-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʰer-
  3. Proto-Germanic*grautaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*graut
  5. Old Englishgrēat
  6. Middle Englishgrete
  7. Englishgreat
  8. Englishgrandfather
  9. Englishgreat-great-grandfather

From great- + great + grandfather.

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Translations

Catalan rebesavi
  • rebesaviThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Chinese Mandarin 高祖父
  • 高祖父 (gāozǔfù)The father of someone's great-grandparent
Czech prapradědeček
  • prapradědečekThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Danish tipoldefar, tipoldefader
  • tipoldefarThe father of someone's great-grandparent
  • tipoldefaderThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Dutch betovergrootvader
  • betovergrootvaderThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Esperanto prapraavo
  • prapraavoThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Finnish isoisoisoisä
  • isoisoisoisäThe father of someone's great-grandparent
French arrière-arrière-grand-père, trisaïeul
  • arrière-arrière-grand-pèreThe father of someone's great-grandparent
  • trisaïeulThe father of someone's great-grandparent
German Ururgroßvater
  • UrurgroßvaterThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Greek προπροπάππους
  • προπροπάππους (propropáppous)The father of someone's great-grandparent
Hungarian ükapa
  • ükapaThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Icelandic langlangafi
  • langlangafiThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Italian arcavolo, trisnonno
  • arcavoloThe father of someone's great-grandparent
  • trisnonnoThe father of someone's great-grandparent
  • trisavoloThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Japanese 高祖父
  • 高祖父 (kōsofu)The father of someone's great-grandparent
Korean 고조부
  • 고조부 (gojobu)The father of someone's great-grandparent
Latin abavus
  • abavusThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Malay buyut lelaki, buyut
  • buyut lelakiThe father of someone's great-grandparent
  • buyutThe father of someone's great-grandparent
  • bapa moyangThe father of someone's great-grandparent
  • datuk datuk nenekThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Norwegian Bokmål tippoldefar
  • tippoldefarThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Polish prapradziad
  • prapradziadThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Portuguese trisavô, tataravô
  • trisavôThe father of someone's great-grandparent
  • tataravôThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Russian прапра́дед, прапраде́душка
  • прапра́дед (prapráded)The father of someone's great-grandparent
  • прапраде́душка (prapradéduška)The father of someone's great-grandparent
Spanish tatarabuelo
  • tatarabueloThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Swedish gammelgammelmorfar, gammelgammelfarfar
  • gammelgammelmorfarThe father of someone's great-grandparent
  • gammelgammelfarfarThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Tagalog lolo sa talampakan
  • lolo sa talampakanThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Tamil எள்ளுத்தாத்தா
  • எள்ளுத்தாத்தா (eḷḷuttāttā)The father of someone's great-grandparent
Thai ปู่เทียด, ตาเทียด
  • ปู่เทียด (bpùu-tîiat)The father of someone's great-grandparent
  • ตาเทียด (dtaa-tîiat)The father of someone's great-grandparent
Ukrainian прапрадід
  • прапрадід (prapradid)The father of someone's great-grandparent
Vietnamese kị
  • kịThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Welsh hen hen daid, hen hen dad-cu
  • hen hen daidThe father of someone's great-grandparent
  • hen hen dad-cuThe father of someone's great-grandparent
Cite this entry
APA

great-great-grandfather. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great-great-grandfather

MLA

“great-great-grandfather.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great-great-grandfather. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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