gratify

The story

1. Latin · derived fromgrātificō“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”
2. French · borrowed fromgratifier
3. English todaygratify

From French gratifier, from Latin grātificō (“to do a favor to, oblige, please, gratify”), from grātus (“kind, pleasing”) + faciō (“to make”).

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