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English word degree comes from Old French (842-ca. 1400) degré
degré (Old French)
Degree; extent. Staircase. Step (flat, horizontal surface on a staircase).
degree (English)
(genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent. [from 14th c.]. (geography) A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.. (geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.]. (graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.. (logic) The number of logical [...]