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Where does “gradus” come from?

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

gradus (Latin): a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank

Definitions

  1. a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank

Ancestry of “gradus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicgraðus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

Words derived from “gradus”

  • degree
  • agree
  • gradually
  • grade
  • graduate
  • gradual
  • undergraduate
  • graduation
  • agreeing
  • grease
  • upgrade
  • graduating
  • retrograde
  • postgraduate
  • grader
  • grad
  • disagreeing
  • centigrade
  • subgrade
  • downgrade
  • gradualism
  • gradualist
  • gree
  • greaser
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