Where does “gravitation” come from?

Gravitation derives from New Latin gravitatio, formed from the Latin noun gravis meaning "heavy" and the Latin suffix -tio, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us and the nominalizing suffixes -teh₂ and -tós.

gravitation (English): The fundamental force of attraction that exists...

Definitions

  1. The fundamental force of attraction that exists...

Ancestry of “gravitation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latingravitatiogravitation
2Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “gravitation

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -usEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂usEvery word from Latin gravis