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Where does “Gravitation” come from?

Gravitation (German) comes from New Latin gravitatio, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Gravitation (German): gravitation

Definitions

  1. gravitation

Ancestry of “Gravitation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latingravitatiogravitation
2Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “Gravitation”

  • Gravitationswechselwirkung
  • Gravitationswelle
  • gravitativ
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