Where does “degradamiento” come from?

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

degradamiento (Spanish): demotion, downgrading

Definitions

  1. demotion, downgrading

Ancestry of “degradamiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdegradarto degrade, to debase
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 →