Where does “cava” come from?
cava (Spanish) comes from Spanish cavar, from Latin cavō, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
cava (Spanish): dig; cave or cellar where certain kinds of wines...
Definitions
- dig; cave or cellar where certain kinds of wines...
Ancestry of “cava”, step by step
cava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish cavar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cavar | to excavate, dig; to penetrate into |
| 2 | Latin | cavō | to make hollow, hollow out, excavate |
| 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 |
via Latin cava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cava | nominative feminine singular of cavus; nominative... |