Where does “soscavar” come from?

soscavar (Catalan) comes from Catalan cavar, 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.

soscavar (Catalan): to undermine, to dig under

Definitions

  1. to undermine, to dig under

Ancestry of “soscavar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancavarto dig
2Latincavōto make hollow, hollow out, excavate
3Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
4Proto-Italickawos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
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