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

Definitions

  1. to undermine; to burrow

Ancestry of “socavar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcavarto excavate, dig; to penetrate into
2Latincavōto make hollow, hollow out, excavate
3Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
4Proto-Italickawos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “socavar”

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