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Where does “graviter” come from?

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

graviter (Latin): heavily, weightily, ponderously; strongly,...

Definitions

  1. heavily, weightily, ponderously; strongly,...

Ancestry of “graviter”, step by step

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