Where does “gravigrade” come from?

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

gravigrade (English): slow-paced; A pachyderm, or member of the...

Definitions

  1. slow-paced; A pachyderm, or member of the...

Ancestry of “gravigrade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-gradeDescribes a specified way of walking or locomotion, especially according to the limbs or organs utilized
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →