Where does “grade” come from?

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

grade (French): rank; gradian

Definitions

  1. rank; gradian

Ancestry of “grade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
2Proto-Italicgraðus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

Words derived from “grade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →