Where does “chauve” come from?

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

chauve (French): Bald; devoid of hair; "often used substantively";...

Definitions

  1. Bald; devoid of hair; "often used substantively";...

Ancestry of “chauve”, step by step

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

Words derived from “chauve”

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