Etymology of the English word gratulate
the English word
gratulatederived from the Latin word
gratulari (congratulate; rejoice, be glad)
derived from the Latin word
gratari (congratulate; rejoice with)
derived from the Late Latin word
gratus (pleasing, acceptable, agreeable)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷerə-Date
The earliest known usage of gratulate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
gratulating,
grqatulatedUsage
Word found in Modern English
