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Where does “calavaria” come from?

calavaria (Latin) comes from Latin calvāria, from Latin calva, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

Ancestry of “calavaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalvāria—
2Latincalvathe bald scalp of the head; skull;...
3Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
4Proto-Italic-ā—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “calavaria”

  • caveira
  • caveirão
  • caaveyra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →