Where does “gravamen” come from?

gravamen (English) comes from Latin gravāmen, from Latin gravō, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

gravamen (English): The grievance complained of; the substantial...

Definitions

  1. The grievance complained of; the substantial...

Ancestry of “gravamen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingravāmenburden
2Latingravōto burden, weigh down, oppress
3Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin gravis →