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Where does “gráða” come from?

gráða (Icelandic) comes from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

gráða (Icelandic): degree

Definitions

  1. degree

Ancestry of “gráða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
2Proto-Italicgraðus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

Words derived from “gráða”

  • breiddargráða
  • gráðubogi
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