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

  1. vocative masculine singular of graduātus

Ancestry of “graduate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingraduatusgraduated
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 →
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