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Where does “cavere” come from?

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

cavere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “cavere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincavoI make hollow, hollow out, excavate; I perforate,...
2Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
3Proto-Italickawos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “cavere”

  • cautio
  • cautus
  • incautus
  • cautionem
  • caucionar
  • coto
  • acotamiento
  • caución
  • acotación
  • acotar
  • incauto
  • caute
  • malcauto
  • incauto
  • malcautamente
  • cauzione
  • cautamente
  • cauzionare
  • cauto
  • cautionnement
  • caution
  • cautionner
  • caucionar
  • caução
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