Etymograph

English

supergradient

From super- + gradient.

Formed from super- + gradient

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

Latin gradior ‘to step, to walk’

Latin gradiēns ‘stepping, walking’

English gradient

Today it means

adj Having a greater velocity than that of a gradient wind in the same circumstances

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “supergradient”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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