Where does “cavata” come from?
cavata (Italian) comes from Italian cavato, from Italian cavare, from Latin cavō, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
cavata (Italian): feminine singular of cavato
Definitions
- feminine singular of cavato
Ancestry of “cavata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cavato | past participle of cavare; past participle of... |
| 2 | Italian | cavare | to take out, pull out, or extract forcefully; to... |
| 3 | Latin | cavō | to make hollow, hollow out, excavate |
| 4 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |