Where does “greda” come from?

greda (Swahili) comes from English grader, from English grade, from French grade, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

greda (Swahili): grader machine used in road maintenance, construction and mining for leveling large surfaces

Definitions

  1. grader machine used in road maintenance, construction and mining for leveling large surfaces

Ancestry of “greda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgraderA machine used in road maintenance and...
2EnglishgradeA rating; The performance of an individual or...
3Frenchgraderank; gradian
4Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
5Proto-Italicgraðus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →
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