Grateful
/ˈɡreɪt.fəl/noun
Feeling or showing thanks and appreciation.
Did you know?Grateful comes from the same Latin root as **grace**, and in older English it could mean not just thankful, but also pleasing, welcome, or full of favor.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷerə-
“to praise, welcome, or show favor”
Latin
Latin
grātia
“favor, kindness, thanks, grace”
Late Latin
Latin
grātus
“pleasing, thankful, grateful”
Middle French
Old French
grat
“pleasing, agreeable”
16th Century
English
gratefull
“pleasing, agreeable, thankful”
Modern English
English
grateful
“feeling or showing gratitude”