graduato
Graduato is a term that appears in Italian and other Romance languages with roots in Latin gradus, meaning step, degree, or rank. In Italian, graduato can function as an adjective meaning "graduated" and as a masculine noun meaning a person who has completed a course of study; however, the more common contemporary term for a university graduate is laureato. Graduato tends to be found in historical, legal, or ecclesiastical texts, and in some regional or archaic usages where it may denote a person who has achieved a certain formal credential or rank. The form has cognates in other Romance languages, notably Spanish graduado and Portuguese graduado, which typically describe a person who has completed a level of schooling or training; exact usage varies by country and context.
Etymology: from Latin gradus, grad-, meaning step, degree, or rank, via medieval adaptations into Italian and