Where does “caviller” come from?
caviller (Old French) 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.
caviller (Old French): to mock; to make fun of; to make a joke about
Definitions
- to mock; to make fun of; to make a joke about
Ancestry of “caviller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cavillor | I jeer, mock, satirize; I gainsay, quibble, or... |
| 2 | Latin | cavilla | jeering, raillery, scoffing |
| 3 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |
Words derived from “caviller”