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
Ancestry of “retrogradare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | gradare | to divide by degrees; to graduate; To have a... |
| 2 | Italian | Grado | — |
| 3 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |