English
congratulation
Congratulation comes from Middle English congratulacion.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500congratulacion
- Englishtodaycongratulation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500congratulacion
- Englishtodaycongratulation
Equivalent to congratulate + -ion
Latin grātulor ‘to congratulate (to express one's sympathetic…’
Latin congrātulor ‘to wish joy, rejoice (with)’
Latin congrātulātus ‘congratulating, having congratulated’
English congratulate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- ‘to welcome, greet, praise’
through Latin grātus ‘beloved, dear, acceptable, pleasing, agreeable’
agreement, grace, gratitude, gracious, grate, gracias, gratuitous, gratis, gree, 9 more
Today it means
noun The act of congratulating.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English congratulacion / congratulation