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Where does “gratuito” come from?

gratuito (Italian) comes from Latin grātuītus, 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.

gratuito (Italian): free, free of charge, gratis; unjustified,...

Definitions

  1. free, free of charge, gratis; unjustified,...

Ancestry of “gratuito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrātuītus—
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 “gratuito”

  • gratuitamente
  • semigratuito
  • gratuita
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →