Where does “ingratiative” come from?
ingratiative (English) comes from English ingratiate, from Italian ingraziare, from Italian in-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
ingratiative (English): Inclined to ingratiate
Definitions
- Inclined to ingratiate
Ancestry of “ingratiative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ingratiate | To bring oneself into favour with someone by... |
| 2 | Italian | ingraziare | To ingratiate oneself with; to get on someone's... |
| 3 | Italian | in- | un-; in-; a- |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |