Where does “-grade” come from?

-grade (English) comes from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

-grade (English): Describes a specified way of walking or locomotion, especially according to the limbs or organs utilized

Definitions

  1. Describes a specified way of walking or locomotion, especially according to the limbs or organs utilized

Ancestry of “-grade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
2Proto-Italicgraðus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

Words derived from “-grade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →