Where does “agraïment” come from?
agraïment (Catalan) comes from Catalan ment, from Old Catalan ment, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.
agraïment (Catalan): thankfulness, gratitude, acknowledgment
Definitions
- thankfulness, gratitude, acknowledgment
Ancestry of “agraïment”, step by step
agraïment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan ment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | ment | the mind; the spirit |
| 2 | Old Catalan | ment | — |
| 3 | Latin | mēns | mind |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mentis | mind, thought |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méntis | thought |
| 6 | Indo-European | *men- | — |
via Catalan agrair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | agrair | to thank, to be grateful |
| 2 | Latin | grātia | grace |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |