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grates.

thanks, thanksgiving

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɡraː.teːs]Classical-Latin[ˈɡraː.tes]

  1. thanks, thanksgiving

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Where this word comes from

From the plural of Old Latin *grātis, from Proto-Italic *gʷrātis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷérHtis, from the root *gʷerH- (“to welcome, greet, praise”) + *-tis (deverbal abstract noun–forming suffix). Cognates include Oscan 𐌁𐌓𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌝𐌔 (brateís), Paelignian brat, brais, Vestinian brat, Old Church Slavonic жрьти (žrĭti, “to offer, sacrifice”) and Sanskrit गूर्ति (gūrtí, “approval, praise, welcoming; benediction”). Compare grātia (“favor, esteem, regard, liking, love, friendship, partiality”).

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