Where does “grave” come from?

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

grave (Italian): grave, serious; heavy; solemn

Definitions

  1. grave, serious; heavy; solemn

Ancestry of “grave”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grave”

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