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Where does “gradiens” come from?

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

gradiens (Latin): stepping, walking; advancing, going

Definitions

  1. stepping, walking; advancing, going

Ancestry of “gradiens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingradiorI step, walk; I advance, go
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

Words derived from “gradiens”

  • gradient
  • downgradient
  • upgradient
  • subgradient
  • gradienter
  • supergradient
  • nongradient
  • thermogradient
  • gradientless
  • multigradient
  • extragradient
  • gradient
  • gradient
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