Etymology Explorer › English

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

  1. The condition of being out of favor; loss of...

Ancestry of “disgrace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandisgraziamisfortune, bad luck; accident, disaster;...
2Italiangraziagrace; pardon; favour, kindness
3Latingrātia—
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “disgrace”

  • disgraceful
  • disgracefully
  • disgracefulness
  • disgraceth
  • disgracer
  • disgracest
  • disgraceless
  • disgracive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →