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Where does “agrever” come from?

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

Ancestry of “agrever”, step by step

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

Words derived from “agrever”

  • aggrieve
  • aggrievement
  • aggriever
  • agreven
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