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escavar.

to dig

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/is.kaˈva(ʁ)/Brazil[is.kaˈva(h)]Brazil/es.kaˈva(ʁ)/Brazil[es.kaˈva(h)]Brazil

  1. to dig

  2. to excavate

  3. to scoop, hollow

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- 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 Latin excavāre Portuguese escavar Inherited from Latin excavāre.

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