Where does “ungradable” come from?

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

ungradable (English): Not gradable

Definitions

  1. Not gradable

Ancestry of “ungradable”, step by step

ungradable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gradable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgradableAble to form degrees or grades; steep, but still...
2EnglishgradeA rating; The performance of an individual or...
3Frenchgraderank; gradian
4Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
5Proto-Italicgraðus
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic graðusEvery word from Latin gradus