grateful
The origin and history of grateful.
Etymology
From an older sense of "grate" meaning pleasing or agreeable, from Latin grātus ("pleasing, thankful") + -ful.
The origin and history of grateful.
From an older sense of "grate" meaning pleasing or agreeable, from Latin grātus ("pleasing, thankful") + -ful.
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