Where does “degradar” come from?

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

degradar (Portuguese): to degrade

Definitions

  1. to degrade

Ancestry of “degradar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latindegradare—
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

Words derived from “degradar”

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