Where does “Calvados” come from?

Calvados (French) comes from Latin calvus, from Proto-Italic kalowos, from Proto-Indo-European klh₂wós — bald.

Calvados (French): calvados

Definitions

  1. calvados

Ancestry of “Calvados”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalvusbald, hairless
2Proto-Italickalowos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanklh₂wósbald

Words derived from “Calvados”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic kalowos →Every word from Latin calvus →