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.

Graça (Portuguese): grace divine assistance

Definitions

  1. grace divine assistance

Ancestry of “Graça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegraça—
2Latingratiagrace; thankfulness; thanks
3Latingratuspleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome; dear,...
4Proto-Italicgrātos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥Htóspraised
6Proto-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 →