Where does “physograde” come from?

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

physograde (English): Any siphonophore which has an air sac for a float

Definitions

  1. Any siphonophore which has an air sac for a float

Ancestry of “physograde”, 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 →