Where does “gravis” come from?
gravis (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto gravi, from Esperanto grava, from English grave, from French gravier, from Old French gravé, from Medieval Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā — to grind.
gravis (Esperanto): past of gravi
Definitions
- past of gravi
Ancestry of “gravis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | gravi | to be important, to matter |
| 2 | Esperanto | grava | important; serious, grave |
| 3 | English | grave | An excavation in the earth as a place of burial;... |
| 4 | French | gravier | gravel; crushed rocks between 5 and 40 mm in... |
| 5 | Old French | gravé | gravel |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | grava | — |
| 7 | Gaulish | grawa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | grāwā | gravel, pebbles |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰroh₁weh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreh₁w- | to grind |