Where does “cavar” come from?

cavar (Portuguese) comes from Latin cavare, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

cavar (Portuguese): to dig, excavate, burrow, scoop

Definitions

  1. to dig, excavate, burrow, scoop

Ancestry of “cavar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincavarepresent active infinitive of cavō; second-person...
2Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
3Proto-Italickawos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “cavar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós →Every word from Proto-Italic kawos →