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Where does “grazioso” come from?

grazioso (Italian) comes from Latin grātiōsus, 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.

grazioso (Italian): cute, pretty, nice, graceful; delightful,...

Definitions

  1. cute, pretty, nice, graceful; delightful,...

Ancestry of “grazioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrātiōsus—
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 “grazioso”

  • grazioso
  • graziosità
  • გრაციოზული
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →