Where does “cavia” come from?

cavia (Dutch) comes from Portuguese cávia, from New Latin cavia — intestine.

cavia (Dutch): guinea pig, "Cavia porcellus"

Definitions

  1. guinea pig, "Cavia porcellus"

Ancestry of “cavia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesecáviaSynonym of cobaia
2New Latincaviaintestine

Words derived from “cavia”

Every word from New Latin cavia →Every word from Portuguese cávia →
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