Where does “gravera” come from?

gravera (Catalan) comes from Catalan grava, from Old French gravé, from Medieval Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- — to grind.

gravera (Catalan): gravel pit

Definitions

  1. gravel pit

Ancestry of “gravera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangravagravel
2Old Frenchgravégravel
3Medieval Latingrava—
4Gaulishgrawa—
5Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic grāwā →