Where does “graça” come from?

graça (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin gratia, from Latin gratus, from Proto-Italic grātos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

Ancestry of “graça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingratiagrace; thankfulness; thanks
2Latingratuspleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome; dear,...
3Proto-Italicgrātos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥Htóspraised
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

Words derived from “graça”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós →Every word from Proto-Italic grātos →
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