Where does “calvo” come from?

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

calvo (Portuguese): bald

Definitions

  1. bald

Ancestry of “calvo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “calvo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Italic kalowos →Every word from Latin calvus →