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Where does “grazia” come from?

grazia (Italian) comes 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.

grazia (Italian): grace; pardon; favour, kindness

Definitions

  1. grace; pardon; favour, kindness

Ancestry of “grazia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grazia”

  • aggraziato
  • aggraziatamente
  • malagrazia
  • aggraziare
  • sgraziataggine
  • sgraziatamente
  • disgrazia
  • sgraziato
  • gratia
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