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Where does “ciliograde” come from?

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

ciliograde (English): Moving by means of cilia or similar organs

Definitions

  1. Moving by means of cilia or similar organs

Ancestry of “ciliograde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-grade—
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →