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Where does “gravier” come from?

gravier (French) comes 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.

gravier (French): gravel; crushed rocks between 5 and 40 mm in...

Definitions

  1. gravel; crushed rocks between 5 and 40 mm in...

Ancestry of “gravier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgravé—
2Medieval Latingrava—
3Gaulishgrawa—
4Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind

Words derived from “gravier”

  • гравий
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →