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Where does “cavate” come from?

cavate (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.

cavate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present indicative of...

Ancestry of “cavate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancavatopast participle of cavare; past participle of...
2Italiancavareto take out, pull out, or extract forcefully; to...
3Latincavō—
4Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
5Proto-Italickawos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
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