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grava.

important

5 characters2 syllables approx.Esperanto language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡrava/
  1. important

  2. serious, grave

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Medieval Latin gravō Medieval Latin gravader. Old French grave Middle French gravebor. English gravebor. ▲ Middle French grave French gravebor. ▲ Latin gravis Italian gravebor. Esperanto grava Borrowed from English grave, French grave, and Italian grave. Compare Spanish grave, Latin gravis.

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