grevis

Latin

Etymology

    Blend of gravis (“heavy”) +‎ levis (“light”). Attested in a glossary[1] written in the eighth century CE.[2]

    Adjective

    grevis (neuter greve); third-declension two-termination adjective (Early Medieval Latin)

    1. heavy
    2. difficult

    Descendants

    • Insular Romance:
      • Sardinian: greve, aggre
    • Balkano-Romance:
    • Italo-Dalmatian:
    • Rhaeto-Romance:
    • Gallo-Italic:
    • Gallo-Romance:
      • Northern:
        • Old French: grief (see there for further descendants)
      • Southern:
    • Ibero-Romance:
      • Aragonese: grieu
      • Old Spanish: grieve
    • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ https://archive.org/details/onlatinglossari00warr/page/144/mode/2up
    2. ^ https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0912
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