Where does “centigrado” come from?
centigrado (Italian) comes from Italian Grado, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.
centigrado (Italian): centigrade
Ancestry of “centigrado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | Grado | — |
| 2 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |