Where does “gravid” come from?
gravid (Romanian) comes from French gravide, from Italian gravido, 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 (Romanian): pregnant
Definitions
- pregnant
Ancestry of “gravid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gravide | gravid |
| 2 | Italian | gravido | pregnant, gravid; fraught, full, heavily laden |
| 3 | Latin | gravidus | pregnant; full, filled, laden, abundant; burdened |
| 4 | Latin | gravō | to burden, weigh down, oppress |
| 5 | Latin | gravis | heavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |