Where does “grado” come from?

grado (Spanish) comes from Latin grātum, from Latin grātus, from Proto-Italic grātos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

grado (Spanish): degree; grade; level

Definitions

  1. degree; grade; level

Ancestry of “grado”, step by step

grado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin grātum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrātum—
2Latingrātuspleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome
3Proto-Italicgrātos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥Htóspraised
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

via Old Spanish grado

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

Words derived from “grado”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós →Every word from Proto-Italic grātos →