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Where does “graviter” come from?

graviter (French) comes from New Latin gravitō, from Latin gravitās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

graviter (French): to orbit, gravitate

Definitions

  1. to orbit, gravitate

Ancestry of “graviter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latingravitō—
2Latingravitās—
3Latin-tās—
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “graviter”

  • gravitas
  • gravita
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →