Where does “grade” come from?
grade (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto grado, from Spanish grado, from Latin grātum, from Latin grātus, from Proto-Italic grātos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.
grade (Esperanto): gradually
Definitions
- gradually
Ancestry of “grade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | grado | degree (of angles (1/90 of a right angle) or temperature); grade |
| 2 | Spanish | grado | degree; grade; level |
| 3 | Latin | grātum | — |
| 4 | Latin | grātus | pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | grātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥Htós | praised |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |