Where does “gratulate” come from?

gratulate (Latin) comes from Latin gratulatus, from Latin grātulor, from Latin grātus, from Proto-Italic grātos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

gratulate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of grātulātus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of grātulātus

Ancestry of “gratulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingratulatuscongratulated; rejoiced
2Latingrātulorto congratulate
3Latingrātuspleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome
4Proto-Italicgrātos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥Htóspraised
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós →Every word from Proto-Italic grātos →