Where does “minusgrad” come from?

minusgrad (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål grad, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

minusgrad (Norwegian Bokmål): degree below zero, minus temperatures

Definitions

  1. degree below zero, minus temperatures

Ancestry of “minusgrad”, step by step

minusgrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål grad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgraddegree; an academic degree; rank
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

via Norwegian Bokmål minus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålminusminus
2Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
3Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →