Where does “disgrace” come from?
Disgrace comes from Middle French disgracier, meaning to fall from favor.
disgrace (English): The condition of being out of favor; loss of...
Definitions
- The condition of being out of favor; loss of...
Ancestry of “disgrace”, step by step
disgrace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian disgrazia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | disgrazia | misfortune, bad luck; accident, disaster;... |
| 2 | Italian | grazia | grace; pardon; favour, kindness |
| 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 |
via Middle French disgracier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | disgracier | — |