Where does “caffle” come from?
caffle (English) comes from English cavil, from Old French caviller, from Latin cavillor, from Latin cavilla, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
caffle (English): To wrangle, to argue, to quarrel
Definitions
- To wrangle, to argue, to quarrel
Ancestry of “caffle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cavil | To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons; A... |
| 2 | Old French | caviller | to mock; to make fun of; to make a joke about |
| 3 | Latin | cavillor | I jeer, mock, satirize; I gainsay, quibble, or... |
| 4 | Latin | cavilla | jeering, raillery, scoffing |
| 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 |