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Where does “grádaigh” come from?

grádaigh (Irish) comes from Irish grád, from Old Irish grád, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

grádaigh (Irish): grade; rate, scale; graduate, calibrate

Definitions

  1. grade; rate, scale; graduate, calibrate

Ancestry of “grádaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgrádgrade; degree, class; rating; first-person...
2Old Irishgrádlove, affection, fondness, charity; grade,...
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →