Where does “gratitud” come from?
gratitud (Spanish) comes from Latin grātitūdō, from Latin gratis, 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.
gratitud (Spanish): gratitude
Definitions
- gratitude
Ancestry of “gratitud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | grātitūdō | gratitude |
| 2 | Latin | gratis | out of favor or kindness, without recompense or... |
| 3 | Latin | grātia | grace |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |