Where does “calvary” come from?
calvary (English) comes from Middle English Calvarie, from Latin calvāria, from Latin calva, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
calvary (English): A life-size representation of the crucifixion of...
Definitions
- A life-size representation of the crucifixion of...
Ancestry of “calvary”, step by step
calvary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English Calvarie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Calvarie | — |
| 2 | Latin | calvāria | a skull |
| 3 | Latin | calva | the bald scalp of the head; skull;... |
| 4 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Late Latin calvaria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | calvaria | skull |