English
ingravescent
Ingravescent comes from Latin ingravēscō ‘to become heavy (or heavier)’, from ingravō ‘to weigh down’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’.
- 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‘to burden, weigh down, oppress’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEingravō‘to weigh down’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEingravēscōas ingravēscent‘to become heavy (or heavier)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1890ingravescent
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‘to burden, weigh down, oppress’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEingravō‘to weigh down’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEingravēscōas ingravēscent‘to become heavy (or heavier)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1890ingravescent
Earliest quotation: 1890, Transactions of the American Neurologica: “Cerebral hemorrhage, ingravescent in character, was diagnosticated and preparations…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’
bar, guru, brigadier, gravitate, aggravation, brio, brigand, 16 more
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us ‘heavy’
brutal, brute, brut, barite, baryon, 14 more
through Latin gravis ‘heavy’
grief, gravity, grave, gravitation, gravitas, 10 more
through Latin gravō ‘to burden, weigh down, oppress’
Today it means
adj Increasing in severity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- / ingravescent