grad / gress
to step, to walk; a step
Latin · gradi / gressus; gradus
Latin gradi means to step; gradus is a step. Progress steps forward, gradual moves step by step, graduate takes a step up, and digress steps off the path.
Memory trick
Grad: a student steps up the stage in a graduate cap.
Words from this root
- progress (pro + gress) — a step forwardप्रगति
- gradual (grad + ual) — step by step, slowधीरे-धीरे होने वाला
- graduate (grad + uate) — to take a step up in studyस्नातक होना
- grade (grade) — a step or levelश्रेणी, कक्षा
- gradient (grad + ient) — a step-like slopeढलान
- aggressive (ag + gress + ive) — stepping forward to attackआक्रामक
- aggression (ag + gress + ion) — an act of attackingआक्रामकता, हमला
- regress (re + gress) — to step backwardपीछे लौटना
- transgress (trans + gress) — to step across a ruleउल्लंघन करना
- digress (di + gress) — to step aside from a topicविषय से भटकना
- digression (di + gress + ion) — a stepping aside in talkभटकाव
- congress (con + gress) — a coming together, a meetingकांग्रेस, सम्मेलन
- egress (e + gress) — a way out, stepping outबाहर निकलने का रास्ता
- centigrade (centi + grade) — a scale of one hundred stepsसेंटीग्रेड
- ingredient (in + gred + ient) — a thing that goes into a mixtureसामग्री, घटक