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Where does “cavare” come from?

cavare (Latin) comes from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

cavare (Latin): present active infinitive of cavō; second-person...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of cavō; second-person...

Ancestry of “cavare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
2Proto-Italickawos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “cavare”

  • saxicavous
  • incavated
  • incavatus
  • incavare
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