Where does “gravame” come from?

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

gravame (Italian): burden, load, weight; any onerous tax

Definitions

burden, load, weight; any onerous tax

Ancestry of “gravame”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	grave	grave, serious; heavy; solemn
2	Latin	gravis	heavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
3	Proto-Indo-European	gʷréh₂us	heavy
4	Proto-Indo-European	-us	Forms adjectives from Caland system roots

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin gravis →