English
gracious
Gracious comes from Latin gratiosus ‘popular, agreeable’, from gratia ‘esteem, favor’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- ‘to welcome, greet, praise’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷerH-‘to welcome, greet, praise’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷr̥H-tó-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷrātos‘grateful, thankful’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrātus‘pleasing’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgratia‘esteem, favor’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgratiosus‘popular, agreeable’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gracieus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gracious
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷerH-‘to welcome, greet, praise’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷr̥H-tó-sreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷrātos‘grateful, thankful’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrātus‘pleasing’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgratia‘esteem, favor’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgratiosus‘popular, agreeable’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400gracieus
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gracious
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- ‘to welcome, greet, praise’
through Latin grātus ‘pleasing’
agreement, gratitude, congratulate, grate, gratis, congratulation, gree, 9 more
through Latin gratia ‘esteem, favor’
Today it means
adj Of, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- / gracious