Where does “Absorptionsgrad” come from?

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

Absorptionsgrad (German): absorption; absorbance, absorptivity

Definitions

  1. absorption; absorbance, absorptivity

Ancestry of “Absorptionsgrad”, step by step

Absorptionsgrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German grad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermangradAlternative form of gerade
2Frenchgraderank; gradian
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

via German Absorption

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbsorptionabsorption (act or process of absorbing, either liquid or light)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →