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Where does “nongravid” come from?

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

nongravid (English): Not gravid

Definitions

  1. Not gravid

Ancestry of “nongravid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgravidPregnant; now used chiefly of egg-laying animals,...
2Latingraviduspregnant; full, filled, laden, abundant; burdened
3Latingravō—
4Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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