Etymology

gratis

grat·is
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Latin grātīs ← Proto-Italic *gʷrātos ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷerH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷr̥Htós
  3. Proto-Italic*gʷrātos
  4. Latingrātus
  5. Latingrātiīs
  6. Latingrātīs
  7. English todaygratis

Borrowed from Latin grātīs.

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