noun, masculine/ɡɾaˈbamen/plural: gravámenes
tax; encumbrance
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin gravō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Medieval Latin gravāmenbor. Spanish gravamen Borrowed from Medieval Latin gravāmen.