Where does “cavatrice” come from?

cavatrice (Italian) comes 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.

cavatrice (Italian): mortising machine

Definitions

  1. mortising machine

Ancestry of “cavatrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancavareto take out, pull out, or extract forcefully; to...
2Latincavōto make hollow, hollow out, excavate
3Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
4Proto-Italickawos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós →Every word from Proto-Italic kawos →