English
incavo
Incavo comes from Italian incavo ‘hollow’, and goes back to incavare.
- Italianc. 1300–presentincavare‘to hollow out’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentincavo‘hollow’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentincavare‘to hollow out’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentincavo‘hollow’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Italian incavare
Today it means
noun The incised part in an intaglio.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian incavare / incavo