Where does “greve” come from?

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

greve (Italian): heavy; coarse, vulgar

Definitions

  1. heavy; coarse, vulgar

Ancestry of “greve”, step by step

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

Words derived from “greve”

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