Where does “semigratuitous” come from?
semigratuitous (English) comes from English gratuitous, from Latin grātuītus, from Latin grātia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
semigratuitous (English): Somewhat but not entirely gratuitous
Definitions
- Somewhat but not entirely gratuitous
Ancestry of “semigratuitous”, step by step
semigratuitous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gratuitous
| 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 |