Etymology of the English word grade
the English word
gradederived from the French word
gradederived from the Late Latin word
gradus (step; position)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghredh-Date
The earliest known usage of grade in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
aggrade,
gradability,
gradable,
intergrade,
subgrade,
supergrade,
downgrade,
grader,
gradient,
multigrade,
graded,
gradingDerivations in other languages
French
gradeCognates
Dutch
graad, French
grade, German
Grad, Icelandic
gráda, Italian
grado, Latin
gradus, Norwegian
grad, Swedish
gradUsage
Word found in Modern English
