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