Where does “graviditet” come from?
graviditet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gravid, 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.
graviditet (Norwegian Bokmål): pregnancy
Definitions
- pregnancy
Ancestry of “graviditet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gravid | pregnant |
| 2 | Latin | gravidus | pregnant; full, filled, laden, abundant; burdened |
| 3 | Latin | gravō | to burden, weigh down, oppress |
| 4 | Latin | gravis | heavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |