English
gravigrade
Gravigrade comes from Latin gravis ‘heavy’, and goes back to 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’
- Englishtodaygravigrade
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’
- Englishtodaygravigrade
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’
bar, guru, brigadier, brio, aggravation, gravitate, brigand, 18 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us ‘heavy’
brutal, brute, brut, barite, baryon, 16 more
through Latin gravis ‘heavy’
grief, grave, grieve, grievous, grievance, aggravate, gravitation, 12 more
Today it means
adj slow-paced
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- / gravigrade