Where does “minusgrad” come from?

minusgrad (Swedish) comes from Swedish grad, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

minusgrad (Swedish): degree below freezing (0 °C)

Definitions

  1. degree below freezing (0 °C)

Ancestry of “minusgrad”, step by step

minusgrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish grad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgraddegree (extent)
2Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
3Proto-Italicgraðus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—

via Swedish minus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishminusminus sign, minus; minus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic graðus →Every word from Latin gradus →
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