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Where does “cavillare” come from?

cavillare (Italian) comes from Latin cavillari — present active infinitive of cavillor.

cavillare (Italian): to quibble, or split hairs

Definitions

  1. to quibble, or split hairs

Ancestry of “cavillare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincavillaripresent active infinitive of cavillor
Every word from Latin cavillari →