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Where does “introgress” come from?

introgress (English) comes from Latin introgredior, from Latin gradior, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

introgress (English): To infiltrate the genes of one species into the...

Definitions

  1. To infiltrate the genes of one species into the...

Ancestry of “introgress”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinintrogrediorI step or go in; enter
2LatingradiorI step, walk; I advance, go
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

Words derived from “introgress”

  • introgression
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →