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Where does “Calvados” come from?

Calvados (Portuguese) comes from French Calvados, from Latin calvus, from Proto-Italic kalowos, from Proto-Indo-European klh₂wós — bald.

Ancestry of “Calvados”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCalvados—
2Latincalvusbald, hairless
3Proto-Italickalowos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklh₂wósbald
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