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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: grat-, grace "thank", "please" from Latin gratus, gratia

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【grat-, grace】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "gratus," and "gratia."
It carries the basic meaning of "thank," and "please."

from PIE *gwere- "⑴heavy; ⑵ to favor;"



[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "grat-, grace"]

agree ****[444] If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
agreement ****[1326] An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
disagree ****[1771] If you disagree with someone or disagree with what they say, you do not accept that what they say is true or correct. You can also say that two people disagree.
disagreement **[3449] Disagreement means objecting to something such as a proposal.
grace ***[2723] If someone moves with grace, they move in a smooth, controlled, and attractive way.
grateful ***[2993] If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings towards them and wish to thank them.
gratitude ☆[5128] Gratitude is the state of feeling grateful.



[WORD ROOT]root grat
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] grat, gratis, grate, gree, graci, gratul, grace
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) gratus, gratia
[MEANING]root thank, please

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

  • 【Latin】 gratia favor, esteem, regard; pleasing quality, good will, gratitude
  • 【Latin】 gratus [from gratia] thankful, pleasing, welcome, agreeable



Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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agree ★★★★[444] verb from agree 〈 grat
【DEFINITION】 If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
【Declension/Conjugation】 agreed, agreed, agreeing, agrees
【SYNONYM】 approve, tally, correspond
【ANTONYM】 disagree
【ROOTs】 a(ad); to, toward gree(grat); thank, please
【Etymology】 《French agreer[a contraction of phrase a gre] to please, satisfy, to receive with favor, take pleasure in
【First Known Meaning】 to give consent, assent
【DERIVATIVEs】 agree, agreeingly, agreement

agreement ★★★★[1326] noun from agree 〈 grat
【DEFINITION】 An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
【pl.】 agreements
【SYNONYM】 concord
【ANTONYM】 disagreement
【ROOTs】 a(ad); to, toward gree(grat); thank, please ment; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French agreer[a contraction of phrase a gre] to please, satisfy, to receive with favor, take pleasure in
【First Known Meaning】 mutual understanding"
【DERIVATIVEs】 agree, agreeingly, agreement



disagree ★★★★[1771] verb from disagree 〈 grat
【DEFINITION】 If you disagree with someone or disagree with what they say, you do not accept that what they say is true or correct. You can also say that two people disagree.
【Declension/Conjugation】 disagreed disagreed disagreeing disagrees
【ANTONYM】 agree
【COMPOSITION】 dis + agree
【ROOTs】 dis; away, spart a(ad); to, toward gree(grat); thank, please
【Etymology】 《French a gre[a+gre] favorably, of good will; (literally) to (one's) liking

disagreement ★★[3449] noun from disagree 〈 grat
【DEFINITION】 Disagreement means objecting to something such as a proposal.
【pl.】 disagreements
【ANTONYM】 agreement
【COMPOSITION】 dis + agreement
【ROOTs】 dis; away, spart a(ad); to, toward gree(grat); thank, please ment; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French a gre[a+gre] favorably, of good will; (literally) to (one's) liking

grace ★★★[2723] noun from grace 〈 grat
【DEFINITION】 If someone moves with grace, they move in a smooth, controlled, and attractive way.
【SYNONYM】 elegance
【ROOTs】 grace(grat); thank, please
【Etymology】 《Latin gratiafavor, esteem, regard; pleasing quality, good will, gratitude
【DERIVATIVEs】 graceful, gracefully, gracefulness, gracious, graciously, graciousness, grace

grateful ★★★[2993] adjective from grat
【DEFINITION】 If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings towards them and wish to thank them.
【COMPOSITION】 grate + ful
【ROOTs】 grate(grat); thank, please ful; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin gratus[from gratia] thankful, pleasing, welcome, agreeable
【First Known Meaning】 pleasing to the mind,
【DERIVATIVEs】 grateful, gratefully, gratefulness, ingratitude, ungrateful

gratitude ☆[5128] noun from gratitude 〈 grat
【DEFINITION】 Gratitude is the state of feeling grateful.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【SYNONYM】 thanks
【ANTONYM】 ingratitude
【ROOTs】 grati(grat); thank, please tude; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin gratus[from gratia] thankful, pleasing, welcome, agreeable
【DERIVATIVEs】 grateful, gratefully, gratefulness, ingratitude, ungrateful



Other words containing "grat-, grace"; aggrace, agreeable, agreeance, charismatic, congratulant, congratulate, Congratulations, congratulatory, congree, disagreeable, disgrace, graceful, gracefully, gracefulness, graciosity, gracioso, gracious, grat, gratifiable, gratification, gratifier, gratify, gratis, gratuitous, gratuity, gratulant, gratulate, gratulation, gratulatory, grazioso, ingrate, ingratiate, ingratiation, ingratitude, maugre, noncongratulatory, nongratuitous

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

graph-
grand-
gram
govern-, gubern-
good
gold
go
give
gest
gener-, genit-, gent-

 

 

 

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