Where does “socavar” come from?
socavar (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.
socavar (Spanish): to undermine; to burrow
Ancestry of “socavar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cavar | to excavate, dig; to penetrate into |
| 2 | Latin | cavō | — |
| 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 |