Where does “Cava” come from?
Cava comes from Catalan cava, from Latin cavus meaning hollow, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówHwos, itself derived from ḱewh₁-.
Cava (English): Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan...
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan...
Ancestry of “Cava”, step by step
Cava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cava | A Spanish white sparkling wine made using the... |
| 2 | Catalan | cava | wine cellar; cigar box; cava |
| 3 | Late Latin | cava | nominative feminine singular of cavus; nominative... |
| 4 | Latin | cava | nominative feminine singular of cavus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |