Where does “upgradient” come from?

upgradient (English) comes from English gradient, from Latin gradiens, from Latin gradior, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

upgradient (English): A position up along a gradient from a starting...

Definitions

  1. A position up along a gradient from a starting...

Ancestry of “upgradient”, step by step

upgradient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gradient

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgradientA slope or incline; A rate of inclination or...
2Latingradiensstepping, walking; advancing, going
3LatingradiorI step, walk; I advance, go
4Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
5Proto-Italicgraðus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

via English up

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishupto a vertical axis
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →