English
gravisensitivity
From gravi- + sensitivity.
Formed from gravi- + sensitivity
Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us ‘heavy’
Proto-Italic *gʷraus ‘heavy’
Latin gravis ‘heavy’
Latin gravitās ‘weight, heaviness’
English gravi-
Today it means
noun sensitivity (typically of a plant) to the effects of gravity (weight of its parts)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gravisensitivity