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Where does “gradire” come from?

gradire (Italian) 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.

gradire (Italian): to accept something with pleasure; to want or...

Definitions

  1. to accept something with pleasure; to want or...

Ancestry of “gradire”, 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 “gradire”

  • gradimento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →