Where does “pregraduate” come from?

pregraduate (English) comes 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-.

pregraduate (English): Of or pertaining to those studies that take place...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to those studies that take place...

Ancestry of “pregraduate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgraduateA person who is recognized by a university as...
2Middle Englishgraduat—
3Latingraduātusgraduated
4Latingraduōto graduate
5Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
6Proto-Italicgraðus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →