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Where does “grád” come from?

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

grád (Old Irish): love, affection, fondness, charity; grade,...

Definitions

  1. love, affection, fondness, charity; grade,...

Ancestry of “grád”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
2Proto-Italicgraðus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

Words derived from “grád”

  • agra
  • grád
  • grádach
  • grádán
  • féinghrá
  • tírghrá
  • tírghráthóir
  • bith-dhíghrádaigh
  • grádaigh
  • díghrádaigh
  • íosghrádaigh
  • grá
  • anghrá
  • anghrách
  • gràdhaich
  • gràdh
  • grádaigidir
  • graih
  • hene-graih
  • neughraihagh
  • hene-ghraih
  • hene-ghraihagh
  • graihagh
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