Where does “disgracive” come from?
disgracive (English) comes from English disgrace, from Italian disgrazia, from Italian grazia, 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.
disgracive (English): Causing disgrace
Definitions
- Causing disgrace
Ancestry of “disgracive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disgrace | The condition of being out of favor; loss of... |
| 2 | Italian | disgrazia | misfortune, bad luck; accident, disaster;... |
| 3 | Italian | grazia | grace; pardon; favour, kindness |
| 4 | Latin | grātia | grace |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |