Where does “greva” come from?

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

greva (Portuguese): greave

Definitions

  1. greave

Ancestry of “greva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgrevegreave; terrible, dreadful; shin
2Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin gravis →