English
cavus
Cavus comes from Latin cavus ‘a hollow, hole’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *kawos.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kawosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcavus‘a hollow, hole’
- Englishtodaycavus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kawosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcavus‘a hollow, hole’
- Englishtodaycavus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- ‘to swell’
church, kirk, hound, cyst, cumulus, cajole, 36 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱowh₁ós
through Proto-Italic *kawos
jailer, cavern, concave, 12 more
through Latin cavus ‘a hollow, hole’
jail, cage, cave, excavation, cavity, gaol, excavate, caul, cavil, 15 more
Today it means
noun In planetary geology, an irregular steep-sided depression that does not seem to be an impact crater.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *kawos / cavus