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): /ɡrevˈjaːr/

Verb

*greviāre (Proto-Western-Romance)

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

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