LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

grātīs

grātīs (not comparable)
Classical[ˈɡraː.tiːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡraː.tis]

Meaning

  1. not comparableout of favor or kindness, without recompense or compensation, gratuitously, freely

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

grātīs, adv., v. gratia, B.
I. fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷerH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷr̥Htós
  3. Proto-Italic*gʷrātos
  4. Latingrātīs

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin grātiīs Latin grātīs Contracted from grātiīs.

Descendants
  • Catalangratis
  • Englishgratis
  • Frenchgratis
  • Germangratis
  • Italiangratis
  • Portuguesegrátis
  • Romaniangratis
  • Spanishgratis
  • Czechgratis
  • Danishgratis

Quick answers

What does grātīs mean in Latin?
grātīs, a adverb, means “out of favor or kindness, without recompense or compensation, gratuitously, freely”.
How do you pronounce grātīs?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡraː.tiːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡraː.tis].
Where does grātīs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós → Proto-Italic *gʷrātos → Latin grātīs.