Where does “pavare” come from?

pavare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin pavio, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pavare (Vulgar Latin): to beat down, to smash

Definitions

  1. to beat down, to smash

Ancestry of “pavare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpavioI beat, strike; I ram; I tread down
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “pavare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w-Every word from Latin pavio