Where does “gradelessness” come from?
gradelessness (English) comes from English gradeless, from English grade, from French grade, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.
gradelessness (English): Absence of a grade or grades
Definitions
- Absence of a grade or grades
Ancestry of “gradelessness”, step by step
gradelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gradeless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gradeless | Without a grade |
| 2 | English | grade | A rating; The performance of an individual or... |
| 3 | French | grade | rank; gradian |
| 4 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |