Where does “Buntgrad” come from?

Buntgrad (German) comes from German bunt, from Middle High German bunt, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Buntgrad (German): color intensity

Definitions

  1. color intensity

Ancestry of “Buntgrad”, step by step

Buntgrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbuntmixed, varied, heterogeneous; multi-colored;...
2Middle High Germanbunt
3Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via German grad

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