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Where does “caviste” come from?

caviste (French) comes from French cavé, from Late Latin cava, from Latin cava, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

caviste (French): cellarman

Definitions

  1. cellarman

Ancestry of “caviste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcavé—
2Late Latincavanominative feminine singular of cavus; nominative...
3Latincavanominative feminine singular of cavus; nominative...
4Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
5Proto-Italickawos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
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