Where does “cavillans” come from?
cavillans (Latin) comes from Latin cavillor, from Latin cavilla, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
cavillans (Latin): jeering, mocking, satirizing
Definitions
- jeering, mocking, satirizing
Ancestry of “cavillans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cavillor | I jeer, mock, satirize; I gainsay, quibble, or... |
| 2 | Latin | cavilla | jeering, raillery, scoffing |
| 3 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |