myEtymology.com: English etymology of gravitative

Etymology of the English word gravitative

the English word gravitative

using the English suffix -ive

derived from the French suffix -ive

derived from the Latin suffix -ivus

derived from the English word gravitate

derived from the Latin word gravitatio

derived from the New Latin word gravitare (revolve)

derived from the Latin word gravitas (weight; dignity; gravity)

derived from the Classical Latin word gravis (heavy; painful; important)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷerə-