Where does “ingrate” come from?
Ingrate comes from Latin ingrātus, from Latin in- (not) and Latin grātus (pleasing), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én (being, essence).
ingrate (English): ungrateful; unpleasant, unfriendly; an ungrateful...
Definitions
- ungrateful; unpleasant, unfriendly; an ungrateful...
Ancestry of “ingrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ingrat | ungrateful; thankless |
| 2 | Latin | ingrātus | unpleasant, disagreeable |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “ingrate”