Where does “grad” come from?

grad (Romanian) comes from French grade, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

grad (Romanian): degree

Definitions

  1. degree

Ancestry of “grad”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grad”

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