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Where does “gracias” come from?

gracias (Spanish) comes from Spanish gracia, 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.

gracias (Spanish): thank you; thanks; plural of gracia

Definitions

  1. thank you; thanks; plural of gracia

Ancestry of “gracias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgraciagrace, charm; mercy; good humor
2Latingrātia—
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “gracias”

  • gracias
  • grassy ass
  • grassy arse
  • grácias
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →