Where does “gratulatory” come from?

gratulatory (English) comes from Latin gratulatorius, from Latin grātulor, from Latin grātus, from Proto-Italic grātos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

gratulatory (English): congratulatory

Definitions

  1. congratulatory

Ancestry of “gratulatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingratulatoriuscongratulatory
2Latingrātulorto congratulate
3Latingrātuspleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome
4Proto-Italicgrātos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥Htóspraised
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

Words derived from “gratulatory”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós →Every word from Proto-Italic grātos →