Where does “cavar” come from?

cavar (Catalan) comes from Latin cavō, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

cavar (Catalan): to dig

Definitions

  1. to dig

Ancestry of “cavar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincavōto make hollow, hollow out, excavate
2Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
3Proto-Italickawos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “cavar”

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