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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | chauve | Bald; devoid of hair; "often used substantively";... |
| 2 | Latin | calvus | bald, hairless |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kalowos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | klh₂wós | bald |