Where does “gravitate” come from?
gravitate (Latin) comes from Latin gravitas, from Latin -tas, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
gravitate (Latin): ablative singular of gravitās
Definitions
- ablative singular of gravitās
Ancestry of “gravitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | gravitas | weight, heaviness; gravity, seriousness;... |
| 2 | Latin | -tas | -ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Third-declension... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |