Where does “grad” come from?

grad (Maltese) comes from Italian Grado, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

grad (Maltese): degree (of a circle)

Definitions

  1. degree (of a circle)

Ancestry of “grad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianGradodegree
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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