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Where does “agreven” come from?

agreven (Middle English) comes from Old French agrever, from Latin gravāre, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Ancestry of “agreven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchagrever—
2Latingravāre—
3Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “agreven”

  • aggrieve
  • aggrievement
  • aggriever
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