Where does “grata” come from?

grata (Italian) comes from Latin crātis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

grata (Italian): grating; grid; feminine singular of grato

Definitions

  1. grating; grid; feminine singular of grato

Ancestry of “grata”, step by step

grata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin crātis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrātiswickerwork
2Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Latin cratem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincratemaccusative singular of crātis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Latin crātis →