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Where does “gratuli” come from?

gratuli (Esperanto) comes from German gratulieren, 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.

gratuli (Esperanto): to congratulate

Definitions

  1. to congratulate

Ancestry of “gratuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangratulierento congratulate
2Latingrātulor—
3Latingrātus—
4Proto-Italicgrātos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥Htós—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate
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