English
aggravable
Aggravable comes from Latin aggravātus ‘weighed down’, from gravis ‘heavy’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷreh₂-‘heavy’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷréh₂us‘heavy’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷraus‘heavy’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgravis‘heavy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgravō‘weigh down’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaggravō‘weigh down’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaggravātus‘weighed down’perfect passive participle of aggravō
- Englishearliest quotation 1672aggravable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷreh₂-‘heavy’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷréh₂us‘heavy’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷraus‘heavy’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgravis‘heavy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgravō‘weigh down’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaggravō‘weigh down’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaggravātus‘weighed down’perfect passive participle of aggravō
- Englishearliest quotation 1672aggravable
Earliest quotation: 1672, Henry More: “This idolatry is the more discernable and aggravable in…”
Formed from -able
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’
bar, guru, brigadier, gravitate, brio, brigand, 18 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us ‘heavy’
brutal, brute, brut, barite, baryon, 15 more
through Latin gravis ‘heavy’
grief, grave, gravity, gravitation, gravitas, 11 more
through Latin gravō ‘weigh down’
Today it means
adj aggravating
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- / aggravable