degrau

1. (masculine) step (of a staircase) or rung (of a ladder)
2. (figuratively, masculine) step (a distinct part of a progression)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/deˈɡɾaw/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: gradus

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese degraao, from Vulgar Latin *dēgradus, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”).

Concepts

step

stair

rung

footstep

tread

walking

🚶

batter

pro jump

round

spoke

stepping stone

Synonyms

escalão

saliência

terraço

viagem

Translations

marche

escalón

Stufe

esglaó

trede

treeplank

graó

scalino

tree

peldaño

Treppenstufe

opstapje

escaló

σκαλοπάτι

opstap