Where does “graduation” come from?

Graduation comes from Latin graduātiō, formed from graduātus (having advanced by steps) and the Latin suffix -tiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -ti-, denoting an action or state.

graduation (English): The action or process of graduating and receiving...

Definitions

  1. The action or process of graduating and receiving...

Ancestry of “graduation”, step by step

graduation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English graduate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgraduateA person who is recognized by a university as...
2Middle Englishgraduat—
3Latingraduātusgraduated
4Latingraduōto graduate
5Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
6Proto-Italicgraðus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

via French graduer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgraduerto graduate
2Latingraduareto graduate

Words derived from “graduation”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →