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Where does “cevens” come from?

cevens (Latin) comes from Latin ceveo, from Proto-Italic kēweō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₁w-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₁w- — to wobble, swing.

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Ancestry of “cevens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinceveoI move my haunches; I am penetrated anally; I...
2Proto-Italickēweō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₁w-éye-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₁w-to wobble, swing
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