Where does “gravid” come from?

Gravid comes from Latin gravidus, derived from Latin gravis meaning "heavy," which traces to Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us with the same sense.

gravid (English): Pregnant; now used chiefly of egg-laying animals,...

Definitions

  1. Pregnant; now used chiefly of egg-laying animals,...

Ancestry of “gravid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingraviduspregnant; full, filled, laden, abundant; burdened
2Latingravōto burden, weigh down, oppress
3Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “gravid”

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