Where does “gratis” come from?

gratis (Latin) 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.

gratis (Latin): out of favor or kindness, without recompense or...

Definitions

  1. out of favor or kindness, without recompense or...

Ancestry of “gratis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrātiagrace
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 “gratis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ia →Every word from Latin -ius →
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