Where does “graves” come from?

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

graves (Latin): second-person singular present active subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive...

Ancestry of “graves”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingravoI burden, weigh down, oppress; I make pregnant; I...
2Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin gravis →