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cavo.

to make hollow, hollow out, excavate

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈka.woː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.vo]
  1. to make hollow, hollow out, excavate

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  2. to perforate, pierce

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱowh₁ós? Proto-Italic *kawos Latin cavus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cavō From cavus (“hollow”) + -ō; related to Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌅𐌄 (cave).

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