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Where does “gracier” come from?

gracier (French) comes from Medieval Latin gratio, 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.

gracier (French): to pardon, to issue a pardon to

Definitions

  1. to pardon, to issue a pardon to

Ancestry of “gracier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latingratio—
2Latingrātia—
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “gracier”

  • gracia
  • gracias
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →