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Where does “cavum” come from?

cavum (English) comes from Latin cavum, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówHwos — cavity.

cavum (English): A cavity

Definitions

  1. A cavity

Ancestry of “cavum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincavuma hole, cavity, depression, pit, opening; a cave,...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówHwoscavity

Words derived from “cavum”

  • cava
  • caval
  • postcaval
  • bicaval
  • aortocaval
  • retrocaval
  • portocaval
  • paracaval
  • intracaval
  • postcava
  • iliocaval
  • pericaval
  • praecava
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