Where does “grao” come from?

grao (Galician) comes from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

grao (Galician): degree; academic degree; degree of a polynomial

Definitions

  1. degree; academic degree; degree of a polynomial

Ancestry of “grao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
2Proto-Italicgraðus
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic graðusEvery word from Latin gradus