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

gradus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic graðus

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

via Latin gradi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingradipresent active infinitive of gradior; to go; to...

Words derived from “gradus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →