Where does “grade” come from?
grade (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese grade, from Latin cratis, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
grade (Galician): cage; grate; harrow
Ancestry of “grade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | grade | — |
| 2 | Latin | cratis | wickerwork; bundle of brush; fascine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥tis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷr̥-tí-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |