Where does “degradante” come from?

degradante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese degradar, from Ecclesiastical Latin degradare, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

degradante (Portuguese): degrading, demeaning, humiliating

Definitions

  1. degrading, demeaning, humiliating

Ancestry of “degradante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedegradarto degrade
2Ecclesiastical Latindegradare—
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →