Where does “gratuitously” come from?
Gratuitously derives from English gratuitous, from Latin gratuitus, from Latin gratus, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European gʷerH-, līg-, and ḱóm.
gratuitously (English): Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being...
Definitions
- Freely; in the manner of a gift, without being...
Ancestry of “gratuitously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gratuitous | Given freely; unearned; unjustified or... |
| 2 | Latin | grātuītus | freely given, free, gratuitous |
| 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 |