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Where does “îngreuna” come from?

îngreuna (Romanian) comes from Latin ingrevināre, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

îngreuna (Romanian): to make or become heavy, burden

Definitions

  1. to make or become heavy, burden

Ancestry of “îngreuna”, step by step

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