Where does “degradar” come from?
degradar (Spanish) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin degradare, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.
degradar (Spanish): to degrade, to debase
Ancestry of “degradar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | degradare | — |
| 2 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |