Etymology of the English word gravity
the English word
gravityderived from the Old French word
gravitéderived 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-derived from the French word
gravityderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of gravity in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
antigravity,
gravisphere,
graviton,
agravicUsage
Word found in Modern English
