Where does “grades” come from?

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

grades (French): plural of grade

Definitions

  1. plural of grade

Ancestry of “grades”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgraderank; gradian
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →
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