Where does “graduette” come from?

graduette (English) comes from English graduate, from Middle English graduat, from Latin graduātus, from Latin graduō, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

graduette (English): A female graduate of an academic institution

Definitions

  1. A female graduate of an academic institution

Ancestry of “graduette”, step by step

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →