Where does “gradient” come from?

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

gradient (French): gradient

Definitions

  1. gradient

Ancestry of “gradient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingradiensstepping, walking; advancing, going
2LatingradiorI step, walk; I advance, go
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

Words derived from “gradient”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →