Where does “bith-dhíghrádaigh” come from?
bith-dhíghrádaigh (Irish) comes from Irish díghrádaigh, from Irish grád, from Old Irish grád, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.
bith-dhíghrádaigh (Irish): to biodegrade
Ancestry of “bith-dhíghrádaigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | díghrádaigh | degrade |
| 2 | Irish | grád | grade; degree, class; rating; first-person... |
| 3 | Old Irish | grád | love, affection, fondness, charity; grade,... |
| 4 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |