Etymology of the English word ingrate
the English word
ingratederived from the French word
ingratederived from the Latin word
ingratus (unpleasant; ungrateful; thankless)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Late Latin word
gratus (pleasing, acceptable, agreeable)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷerə-using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Date
The earliest known usage of ingrate in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
