Where does “calvity” come from?

calvity (English) comes from Latin calvitium, from Latin calvus, from Proto-Italic kalowos, from Proto-Indo-European klh₂wós — bald.

calvity (English): Baldness; An area of skin that has become bald

Definitions

  1. Baldness; An area of skin that has become bald

Ancestry of “calvity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalvitiumloss of hair, baldness; bareness, scantiness,...
2Latincalvusbald, hairless
3Proto-Italickalowos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklh₂wósbald
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic kalowos →Every word from Latin calvus →