Where does “contragravity” come from?
contragravity (English) comes from English gravity, from French gravité, from Latin gravitās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
contragravity (English): antigravity
Ancestry of “contragravity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gravity | The state or condition of having weight; weight;... |
| 2 | French | gravité | gravity |
| 3 | Latin | gravitās | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |