Where does “midgrade” come from?

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

midgrade (English): Of a medium grade; not premium or low-grade

Definitions

  1. Of a medium grade; not premium or low-grade

Ancestry of “midgrade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgradeA rating; The performance of an individual or...
2Frenchgraderank; gradian
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →