Where does “tardigrade” come from?

tardigrade (English) comes from Latin tardigradus, from Latin gradior, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

tardigrade (English): Sluggish; moving slowly; A member of the animal...

Definitions

  1. Sluggish; moving slowly; A member of the animal...

Ancestry of “tardigrade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintardigradusslowly stepping
2LatingradiorI step, walk; I advance, go
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

Words derived from “tardigrade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →