Where does “calva” come from?

calva (Italian) comes from Italian calvo, from Latin calvus, from Proto-Italic kalowos, from Proto-Indo-European klh₂wós — bald.

calva (Italian): feminine singular of calvo; female equivalent of...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of calvo; female equivalent of...

Ancestry of “calva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancalvobald; bald man
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 →