English
aggrege
Aggrege comes from Latin aggravō ‘to add to or increase the weight of, make…’, 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‘to add to or increase the weight of, make heavier, weigh down’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*aggraviōreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400agreger
- Englishtodayaggrege
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‘to add to or increase the weight of, make heavier, weigh down’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*aggraviōreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400agreger
- Englishtodayaggrege
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’
bar, guru, brigadier, gravitate, brio, aggravation, brigand, 16 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us ‘heavy’
brutal, brute, brut, barite, baryon, 14 more
through Latin gravis ‘heavy’
grave, gravity, grief, gravitation, gravitas, 10 more
through Latin gravō ‘weigh down’
grieve, grievous, grievance, 7 more
through Latin aggravō ‘to add to or increase the weight of, make…’
Today it means
verb To make heavy; to aggravate, make graver.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- / aggrege