Where does “gracility” come from?

gracility (English) comes from English gracile, from Middle French gracil, from Latin gracilis, from Latin graceō, from Proto-Indo-European kerḱ- — to wane, become thin; to become thin; to wane; to...

gracility (English): The property or condition of being gracile

Definitions

  1. The property or condition of being gracile

Ancestry of “gracility”, step by step

gracility traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gracile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgracileLean, slender, thin; Graceful or gracefully...
2Middle Frenchgracil—
3Latingracilisslender, slim, thin; meager, scanty, lean;...
4Latingraceō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankerḱ-to wane, become thin; to become thin; to wane; to...

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerḱ- →Every word from Latin graceō →Every word from Latin gracilis →