Where does “greu” come from?

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

greu (Romanian): heavy; hard, difficult

Definitions

  1. heavy; hard, difficult

Ancestry of “greu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “greu”

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