Where does “greață” come from?

greață (Romanian) comes from Romanian greu, from Late Latin grevis, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

greață (Romanian): nausea

Definitions

  1. nausea

Ancestry of “greață”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangreuheavy; hard, difficult
2Late Latingrevis—
3Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “greață”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin gravis →