Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/gʷraus

This Proto-Italic 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.

Proto-Italic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”).

Adjective

*gʷraus

1. heavy

   Antonym: *leɣʷis

   Synonym: *gʷrūtos

Reconstruction notes

• The fact that Latin shows enlargement of the u-stem into an i-stem while Oscan into an o-stem shows that such shift post-dated the split of Proto-Italic, which must have mantained u-stem adjectives.

Descendants

• ⇒ Latin: gravis (see there for further descendants)
• ⇒ Oscan: 𐌁𐌓𐌀𐌅𐌞𐌔 (bravús, acc.pl.m.)