Etymology Explorer › Spanish

Where does “grava” come from?

grava (Spanish) comes from Catalan grava, from Old French gravé, from Medieval Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- — to grind.

grava (Spanish): gravel

Definitions

  1. gravel

Ancestry of “grava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangravagravel
2Old Frenchgravé—
3Medieval Latingrava—
4Gaulishgrawa—
5Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- →