Where does “calvo” come from?

calvo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese calvo, from Latin calvus, from Proto-Italic kalowos, from Proto-Indo-European klh₂wós — bald.

calvo (Galician): bald; backward horned

Definitions

  1. bald; backward horned

Ancestry of “calvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecalvo—
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 →