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Where does “gravide” come from?

gravide (French) comes from Italian gravido, 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.

Ancestry of “gravide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangravidopregnant, gravid; fraught, full, heavily laden
2Latingraviduspregnant; full, filled, laden, abundant; burdened
3Latingravō—
4Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “gravide”

  • gravid
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