Where does “grevis” come from?

grevis (Latin) comes from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

grevis (Latin): heavy

Definitions

  1. heavy

Ancestry of “grevis”, step by step

grevis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lēvis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēvislight, not heavy
2Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Latin gravis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷreh₂-heavy

Words derived from “grevis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →