Where does “Sentigrado” come from?
Sentigrado (Tagalog) comes from Italian centigrado, from Italian Grado, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.
Sentigrado (Tagalog): Celsius
Definitions
- Celsius
Ancestry of “Sentigrado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | centigrado | centigrade |
| 2 | Italian | Grado | degree |
| 3 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |