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; frolic, jocosity, joke; funniness

Definitions

  1. grace; frolic, jocosity, joke; funniness

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