The Latin word for grandfather is
avus

Related phrases

avus maternus	maternal grandfather
avus paternus	paternal grandfather

Senex, quem nuper vidisti, avus meus est.	The old man you just saw is my grandfather.
Avus meus in Secundo Bello Mundano periit.	My grandfather died in the Second World War.

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