English word graduate comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-, and later Latin graduatus (Graduated.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gʰredʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to walk, go |
| gradi | Latin (lat) | |
| gradus | Latin (lat) | (by extension) a position, station, ground. (mathematics) degree. A braid of hair. A rank. A stage, degree. A step, pace. A step, stair, round of a ladder. Firm position, stand. |
| graduatus | Latin (lat) | Graduated. |
| graduate | English (en) | (US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.. A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.. A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring. (chemistry) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, [...] |