Where does “caterva” come from?

caterva (Italian) comes from Latin caterva, from Proto-Italic *katerwā — company, band of people.

caterva (Italian): multitude

Definitions

  1. multitude

Ancestry of “caterva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincatervaa crowd, a band, a troop; vocative singular of...
2Proto-Italic*katerwācompany, band of people
Every word from Proto-Italic *katerwā →Every word from Latin caterva →