Where does “Chauvet” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Chauvet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchchauveBald; devoid of hair; "often used substantively";...
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 →