Reconstruction:Latin/greviare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From grev- (“heavy”) +‎ -iāre (causative verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrevˈjaːre/

Verb

*greviāre (Proto-Western-Romance)

1. to make heavy

Descendants

• North Italian:
  • Old Lombard: agrezar
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: greujar
  • Gascon: greuyar
  • Occitan: greujar
  • Old French: gregier
    • ⇒ Norman: grégir

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*graviare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 263