Where does “gravelliness” come from?
gravelliness (English) comes from English gravelly, from English gravel, from Middle English gravel, from Old French gravele, from Old French ele, from Latin āla, from Latin axla, from Latin axis — to drive.
gravelliness (English): The quality of being gravelly
Definitions
- The quality of being gravelly
Ancestry of “gravelliness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gravelly | Full of, or covered with gravel or pebbles;... |
| 2 | English | gravel | Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the... |
| 3 | Middle English | gravel | — |
| 4 | Old French | gravele | gravel; calculus |
| 5 | Old French | ele | she; wing |
| 6 | Latin | āla | — |
| 7 | Latin | axla | — |
| 8 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |