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Where does “gracieus” come from?

gracieus (Old French) 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.

Ancestry of “gracieus”, 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 “gracieus”

  • gracious
  • graciously
  • ungracious
  • graciousness
  • ungraciously
  • ungraciousness
  • ingracious
  • misgracious
  • gracieusement
  • gracieux
  • gracieuseté
  • disgracieux
  • disgracieusement
  • graziös
  • grasiøs
  • graciőz
  • grasiøs
  • gracieux
  • graciously
  • gracious
  • grâcieux
  • grâcieusement
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