Where does “downgradient” come from?

downgradient (English) comes from English gradient, from Latin gradiens, from Latin gradior, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

downgradient (English): A position down along a gradient from a starting...

Definitions

  1. A position down along a gradient from a starting...

Ancestry of “downgradient”, step by step

downgradient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gradient

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgradientA slope or incline; A rate of inclination or...
2Latingradiensstepping, walking; advancing, going
3LatingradiorI step, walk; I advance, go
4Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
5Proto-Italicgraðus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

via English Down

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDownusually known as County Down
2Middle Englishdoundown
3Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
4Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →