-grade

English

Etymology

From Latin gradus (“step, degree”) and gradior (“walk”).

Suffix

-grade

1. (zoology) Describes a specified way of walking or locomotion, especially according to the limbs or organs utilized.
2. Describes a specified direction.
3. (rare) Describes a variation along a scale or gradient.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -grade

English terms suffixed with -grade (direction)

English terms suffixed with -grade (variation)

Related terms

terms ending in -grade otherwise formed

• citigrade
• tardigrade