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
- Baldness; An area of skin that has become bald
Ancestry of “calvity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | calvitium | loss of hair, baldness; bareness, scantiness,... |
| 2 | Latin | calvus | bald, hairless |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kalowos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | klh₂wós | bald |