Where does “digitigradus” come from?

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

digitigradus (Latin): digitigrade; walking on the toes

Definitions

  1. digitigrade; walking on the toes

Ancestry of “digitigradus”, step by step

digitigradus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin gradus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
2Proto-Italicgraðus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

via Latin digitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “digitigradus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →
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