Where does “cavillator” come from?

cavillator (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.

cavillator (Latin): one who jeers or mocks

Definitions

  1. one who jeers or mocks

Ancestry of “cavillator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincavillorI jeer, mock, satirize; I gainsay, quibble, or...
2Latincavillajeering, raillery, scoffing
3Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
4Proto-Italickawos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós →Every word from Proto-Italic kawos →