Where does “gradient” come from?

gradient (Polish) comes from English gradient, from Latin gradiens, from Latin gradior, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

gradient (Polish): gradient

Definitions

gradient

Ancestry of “gradient”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	gradient	A slope or incline; A rate of inclination or...
2	Latin	gradiens	stepping, walking; advancing, going
3	Latin	gradior	I step, walk; I advance, go
4	Latin	gradus	a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
5	Proto-Italic	graðus	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʰradʰ-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →