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Where does “nongraduating” come from?

nongraduating (English) comes from English graduating, 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-.

nongraduating (English): Not graduating

Definitions

  1. Not graduating

Ancestry of “nongraduating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgraduatingpresent participle of graduate
2EnglishgraduateA person who is recognized by a university as...
3Middle Englishgraduat—
4Latingraduātus—
5Latingraduō—
6Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
7Proto-Italicgraðus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →