英语词汇gratitude的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	gratitude
词源	gratitude n. mid-15c., "good will," from Medieval Latin gratitudinem (nominative gratitudo) "thankfulness," from Latin gratus "thankful, pleasing" (from suffixed form of PIE root gwere- (2) "to favor"). Meaning "thankfulness" is from 1560s. Entries linking to gratitude* *gwere- 2 gwerə-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to favor." It forms all or part of: agree; bard (n.); congratulate; congratulation; disgrace; grace; gracious; grateful; gratify; gratis; gratitude; gratuitous; gratuity; gratulation; ingrate; ingratiate. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit grnati "sings, praises, announces;" Avestan gar- "to praise;" Lithuanian giriu, girti "to praise, celebrate;" Old Celtic bardos "poet, singer." updated on December 07, 2020
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gratitude n.