ingrate

The story

1. Latin · derived fromingrātus“disagreeable”
2. Middle English · inherited fromingrat
3. English todayingrate

First attested in 1393, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English ingrat, from Latin ingrātus (“disagreeable”), from in- (“not”) + grātus (“pleasing”). Cognate with French ingrat.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• 18th c. Unfriendly; unpleasant.