Where does “microgradient” come from?

microgradient (English) comes from English gradient, from Latin gradiens, from Latin gradior, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

microgradient (English): A very small gradient (in several different contexts)

Definitions

  1. A very small gradient (in several different contexts)

Ancestry of “microgradient”, step by step

microgradient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gradient

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgradientA slope or incline; A rate of inclination or...
2Latingradiensstepping, walking; advancing, going
3LatingradiorI step, walk; I advance, go
4Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
5Proto-Italicgraðus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →