Where does “gratuitas” come from?

gratuitas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese gratuito, from Latin grātuītus, 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.

gratuitas (Portuguese): feminine plural of gratuito

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of gratuito

Ancestry of “gratuitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegratuitofree, free of charge, gratis; unjustified,...
2Latingrātuītusfreely given, free, gratuitous
3Latingrātiagrace
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from Latin -ius