Where does “gratuïtat” come from?
gratuïtat (Catalan) comes from Catalan gratuït, from Latin grātuītus, from Latin grātia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
gratuïtat (Catalan): the quality of being free (without payment)
Definitions
- the quality of being free (without payment)
Ancestry of “gratuïtat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | gratuït | free obtainable without any payment |
| 2 | Latin | grātuītus | freely given, free, gratuitous |
| 3 | Latin | grātia | grace |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |