Where does “catervarius” come from?

catervarius (Latin) comes from Latin caterva, from Proto-Italic *katerwā — company, band of people.

catervarius (Latin): crowd, troop

Definitions

  1. crowd, troop

Ancestry of “catervarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincatervaa crowd, a band, a troop; vocative singular of...
2Proto-Italic*katerwācompany, band of people
Every word from Proto-Italic *katerwā →Every word from Latin caterva →