Where does “gradeless” come from?

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

gradeless (English): Without a grade

Definitions

  1. Without a grade

Ancestry of “gradeless”, step by step

gradeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English grade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgradeA rating; The performance of an individual or...
2Frenchgraderank; gradian
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus

Words derived from “gradeless

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic graðusEvery word from Latin gradus
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