Where does “graduate” come from?
graduate (Latin) comes from Latin graduatus, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.
graduate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of graduātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of graduātus
Ancestry of “graduate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | graduatus | graduated |
| 2 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |