Where does “cavouco” come from?

cavouco (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cavar, 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.

cavouco (Portuguese): a manmade pit

Definitions

  1. a manmade pit

Ancestry of “cavouco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecavarto dig, excavate, burrow, scoop
2Latincavarepresent active infinitive of cavō; second-person...
3Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
4Proto-Italickawos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ósEvery word from Proto-Italic kawos