Where does “digitigrade” come from?

digitigrade (Latin) comes from Latin digitigradus, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

digitigrade (Latin): vocative masculine singular of digitigradus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of digitigradus

Ancestry of “digitigrade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindigitigradusdigitigrade; walking on the toes
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →