Where does “cavillor” come from?

cavillor (Latin) comes 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.

cavillor (Latin): I jeer, mock, satirize; I gainsay, quibble, or...

Definitions

  1. I jeer, mock, satirize; I gainsay, quibble, or...

Ancestry of “cavillor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincavillajeering, raillery, scoffing
2Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
3Proto-Italickawos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “cavillor

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ósEvery word from Proto-Italic kawos
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