Where does “gra” come from?

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

gra (Scots): liking for; affection

Definitions

  1. liking for; affection

Ancestry of “gra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgrálove; verbal noun of gráigh
2Old Irishgrádlove, affection, fondness, charity; grade,...
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 →