köken: Inherited from Old French grace, from an early borrowing from Latin grātia, from grātus (“as a favour”). The lengthening of the vowel, which is indicated with the circumflex, is irregular.
aile: action de grâce, an de grâce, coup de grâce, crier grâce, de bonne grâce, de grâce, de mauvaise grâce, état de grâce, faire grâce, grâce à