Etymograph

English

gradienter

From gradient + -er.

Formed from gradient + -er

Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- ‘to walk, go’

Latin gradior ‘to step, to walk’

Latin gradiēns ‘stepping, walking’

English gradient

Today it means

noun A surveyor's instrument for determining grades.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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