Where does “Calvary” come from?

Calvary comes from Latin calvaria, from calvus meaning bald, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European klh₂wós with the same sense.

Calvary (English): The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the crucifixion of Jesus

Definitions

  1. The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the crucifixion of Jesus

Ancestry of “Calvary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalvariaa skull; Calvary
2Latincalvathe bald scalp of the head; skull;...
3Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
4Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂
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