From Medieval Latin 'graduātus' (having taken a degree), from 'gradus' (a step) — to graduate is to take the next step.
A person who has successfully completed a course of study; to successfully complete an academic degree or course of study; to progress to a more advanced level.
From Medieval Latin 'graduātus' (having taken a degree, advanced by steps), past participle of 'graduārī' (to take a degree, to receive a formal academic rank), from Latin 'gradus' (a step, a pace, a degree, a rank), from 'gradī' (to walk, to step, to advance), from PIE *ghredh- (to walk, to go). To graduate is to take a formal 'step' — to move from one academic or professional rank to the next by satisfying defined requirements. The medieval university system mapped the Roman idea of military and civic grades
The graduated cylinder — a measuring tube with marked levels — uses 'graduated' in its original Latin sense of 'marked with steps.' The measurements on the cylinder are 'gradations' — steps — marked along its height. This is the same word that describes a student completing a degree: in both cases, 'graduate' means 'marked with or having completed steps.' The academic ceremony and the laboratory glassware share