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Where does “undergraduacy” come from?

undergraduacy (English) comes from English undergraduate, 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-.

undergraduacy (English): The period of time spent in college or university...

Definitions

  1. The period of time spent in college or university...

Ancestry of “undergraduacy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishundergraduateA student at a university who has not yet...
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- →