Where does “grava” come from?
grava (Vulgar Latin) comes from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- — to grind.
grava (Vulgar Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...
Definitions
- second-person singular present active imperative...
Ancestry of “grava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaulish | grawa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | grāwā | gravel, pebbles |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰroh₁weh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreh₁w- | to grind |