Etymology of the English word grace
the English word
gracederived from the Old French word
gracederived from the Latin word
gratia (agreeableness, charm; grace; favor, goodwill, kindness; popularity, esteem, credit)
derived from the Late Latin word
gratus (pleasing, acceptable, agreeable)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷerə-Date
The earliest known usage of grace in English dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in English
scapegrace,
graceless,
graceful,
graced,
gracingCognates
Dutch
gratie, French
grâce, German
Grazie, Italian
grazia, Norwegian
gratie, Portuguese
graça, Spanish
gracia, Swedish
graceUsage
Word found in Modern English
