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How did gravity get its name?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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From the Latin word 'Gravitas', which means 'heavy'.

The origins of the Latin word are a bit more obscure.....

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The Earth is an English/German name which means ground.

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13y ago

Because they emit no light, they are black.

Bodies fall into them, and do not return, just like a bottomless hole.

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14y ago

"GRAVITY" is from the Latin "Gravitas", meaning "weightiness" or "having weight"

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