Where does “pavitus” come from?
pavitus (Latin) comes from Latin pavio, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
pavitus (Latin): beaten
Ancestry of “pavitus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pavio | I beat, strike; I ram; I tread down |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |