Where does “Graça” come from?
Graça (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese graça, 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | graça | — |
| 2 | Latin | gratia | grace; thankfulness; thanks |
| 3 | Latin | gratus | pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome; dear,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | grātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥Htós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |