Where does “grava” come from?

grava (Italian) comes from Italian gravare, from Latin gravō, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

grava (Italian): third-person singular present of gravare;...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present of gravare;...

Ancestry of “grava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliangravareTo burden, to load; To rest, to weigh
2Latingravōto burden, weigh down, oppress
3Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin gravis →