Where does “saxicavous” come from?

saxicavous (English) comes from Latin cavare, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

saxicavous (English): Boring or hollowing out rocks

Definitions

  1. Boring or hollowing out rocks

Ancestry of “saxicavous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincavarepresent active infinitive of cavō; second-person...
2Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
3Proto-Italickawos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós →Every word from Proto-Italic kawos →