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Where does “graviditas” come from?

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

Ancestry of “graviditas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingraviduspregnant; full, filled, laden, abundant; burdened
2Latingravō—
3Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “graviditas”

  • gravidity
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