Where does “grá” come from?
grá (Irish) comes from Old Irish grád, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.
grá (Irish): love; verbal noun of gráigh
Definitions
- love; verbal noun of gráigh
Ancestry of “grá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | grád | love, affection, fondness, charity; grade,... |
| 2 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |