Where does “gracla” come from?
gracla (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin grācula, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
Ancestry of “gracla”, step by step
gracla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin grācula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | grācula | (female) jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) |
| 2 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Late Latin gracula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | gracula | female jackdaw; A female jackdaw; ablative... |