Latin

gravis

‘heavy’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin gravis.

20 English words in this record descend from Latin gravis, most familiar first.

• grave
• gravity ← gravité ← gravitās
• grief ← greef
• grieve ← greven ← grever ← gravō
• grievous ← grevous ← grevous ← grever ← gravō
• grievance ← grever ← gravō
• aggravate ← aggravātus ← aggravō ← gravō
• gravitation ← gravitātiō ← gravitō
• gravitas
• gravid ← gravidus ← gravō
• gravida ← gravidus
• gravamen ← gravō

More words from gravis

• aggrege
• aggravable
• gravamina
• gravidity
• gravedo
• gravigrade
• gravaminous
• ingravescent

Etymograph / Latin gravis