Where does “calvus” come from?

calvus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kalowos, from Proto-Indo-European klh₂wós — bald.

calvus (Latin): bald, hairless

Definitions

  1. bald, hairless

Ancestry of “calvus”, step by step

calvus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic kalowos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickalowos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanklh₂wósbald

via Proto-Italic *kalVwos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*kalVwosbald

Words derived from “calvus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic kalowos →