Where does “gravable” come from?

gravable (Catalan) comes from Catalan gravar, from French graver, from Frankish graban, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.

gravable (Catalan): taxable

Definitions

  1. taxable

Ancestry of “gravable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangravarto engrave; to record; to encumber
2Frenchgraverto engrave; to carve; to burn
3Frankishgrabanto dig, engrave; to dig; to engrave
4Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grabaną →Every word from Frankish graban →