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Where does “gravare” come from?

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

gravare (Italian): To burden, to load; To rest, to weigh

Definitions

  1. To burden, to load; To rest, to weigh

Ancestry of “gravare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gravare”

  • grava
  • gravabile
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