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Where does “gravísimo” come from?

gravísimo (Spanish) comes from Spanish gravé, from Old Spanish grave, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

gravísimo (Spanish): superlative degree of grave

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of grave

Ancestry of “gravísimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgravé
2Old Spanishgrave—
3Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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