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When it comes to origins of words, an etymological dictionary is a good source. For the word "gravity" I found the following: "from Old French gravité "seriousness, thoughtfulness" (13c.) and directly from Latin gravitatem (nominative gravitas) "weight, heaviness, pressure," from gravis "heavy" (from PIE root *gwere- (1) "heavy"). The scientific sense of "downward acceleration of terrestrial bodies due to gravitation of the Earth" first recorded 1620s." So no named person invented the word.
So it weren't Newton then ?
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