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 |
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| 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 |