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grad- root words — words with the grad- root

The root grad- comes from Latin gradus, meaning step, degree. 40 words in Dendril are built from it, including degree, degrees, gradually, graduate, undergraduate, undergraduates, degradation, degrade, degraded, degrades, degrading, grade. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the grad- root

Explore words with grad- — words containing the grad- root and sharing its sense of "step, degree". Examples include degree, degrees, gradually, graduate, undergraduate, undergraduates, degradation, degrade, degraded, degrades, degrading, grade. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The grad- root means step, degree, from Latin gradus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.