a degree
Building blocks
This word cannot really be broken down further, because it’s a loan from German:
Grad • degree
Ultimately this word comes from Latin gradus, “step”, as that is where German took this word from.
Additionally, it shares essentially all of the same meanings as the word “degree” in English:
Meaning: indicating temperature
2 kraadi soojem
“2 degrees warmer”
Meaning: measuring angles
Kaldenurk on 15 kraadi
“The angle of inclination is 15 degrees”
Meaning: university degrees
Sain oma magistrikraadi eelmisel suvel
“I received my Master’s degree last summer”