Where does “nongraceful” come from?
nongraceful (English) comes from English graceful, from Middle English graceful, from Middle English grace, from Old French grace, from Latin grātia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
nongraceful (English): Not graceful
Definitions
- Not graceful
Ancestry of “nongraceful”, step by step
nongraceful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English graceful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | graceful | Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | graceful | Giving grace; grace-inducing; nice, kindly |
| 3 | Middle English | grace | Various theological meanings, usually as an... |
| 4 | Old French | grace | grace; favor; grace; gracefulness; elegance |
| 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 |