Where does “graciously” come from?
Graciously derives from Middle English -ly adverb-forming suffix added to Middle English gracious, from Old English -līċ, from Latin gratiosus built with the suffix -osus on Latin gratus meaning "pleasing," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH-.
graciously (English): In a gracious manner; with grace and courtesy
Definitions
- In a gracious manner; with grace and courtesy
Ancestry of “graciously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | graciously | fortunately, successfully, well; with good... |
| 2 | Middle English | gracious | kind, gracious, polite; forgiving, relenting;... |
| 3 | Old French | gracious | — |
| 4 | Latin | grātiōsus | popular, agreeable |
| 5 | Latin | grātia | grace |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |