Etymology of the English word taligrade
the English word
taligradeusing the English prefix
tali-using the English suffix
-gradederived from the New Latin word
taligradederived from the Classical Latin word
talus (ankle-bone; ankle; ankle, pastern bone)
using the Latin suffix
-gradederived from the Latin suffix
-gradusderived from the Late Latin word
gradus (step; position)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghredh-Date
The earliest known usage of taligrade in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
