English
concavous
Concavous comes from Latin concavus ‘concave, hollow’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *kawos.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kawosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcavus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcavus‘concave, hollow’
- Englishtodayconcavous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kawosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcavus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcavus‘concave, hollow’
- Englishtodayconcavous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- ‘to swell’
church, kirk, hound, cyst, cumulus, cajole, 37 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱowh₁ós
through Proto-Italic *kawos
through Latin cavus
jail, cage, cave, cavity, excavation, gaol, excavate, caul, cavil, 15 more
Today it means
adj concave
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *kawos / concavous