Latin

gravō

‘weigh down’

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

12 English words in this record descend from Latin gravō, most familiar first.

• grieve ← greven ← grever
• grievous ← grevous ← grevous ← grever
• grievance ← grever
• aggravate ← aggravātus ← aggravō
• gravid ← gravidus
• gravamen
• aggrege ← agreger ← *aggraviō ← aggravō
• aggravable ← aggravātus ← aggravō
• gravamina ← gravāmen
• gravidity ← graviditas ← gravidus
• gravaminous ← gravāmen
• ingravescent ← ingravēscō ← ingravō

Etymograph / Latin gravō