Where does “gravement” come from?

gravement (French) comes from French gravé, from Middle French grave, from Old French gravé, from Medieval Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- — to grind.

gravement (French): seriously, badly

Definitions

  1. seriously, badly

Ancestry of “gravement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgravépast participle of graver; burned
2Middle Frenchgravegravel
3Old Frenchgravégravel
4Medieval Latingrava—
5Gaulishgrawa—
6Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic grāwā →