Where does “grad” come from?
Grad is a shortening of English graduate, which derives from Latin gradus (step, degree) and the verb Latin gradi (to walk, step), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tis.
grad (English): Abbreviation of graduate; Abbreviation of...
Definitions
- Abbreviation of graduate; Abbreviation of...
Ancestry of “grad”, step by step
grad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English graduation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | graduation | The action or process of graduating and receiving... |
| 2 | French | -ation | Used to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation |
| 3 | Middle French | -ation | ation |
| 4 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 5 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Grad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Grad | A type of Soviet artillery multiple rocket... |
| 2 | Russian | град | hail; volley, shower; town, city, used as a... |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | градъ | fortification, castle; city, town; hail |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | gȏrdъ | fortified settlement |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gardas | enclosure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |