Where does “retrogradare” come from?

retrogradare (Italian) comes from Italian gradare, from Italian Grado, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

retrogradare (Italian): To retrograde

Definitions

  1. To retrograde

Ancestry of “retrogradare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangradareto divide by degrees; to graduate; To have a...
2ItalianGradodegree
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →
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