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Where does “cavillatus” come from?

cavillatus (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.

cavillatus (Latin): jeered, mocked, satirized

Definitions

  1. jeered, mocked, satirized

Ancestry of “cavillatus”, 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
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