LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

cavitāre

*cavitāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionwatch out

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kowh₁éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*kaweō
  4. Latincavitāre

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin -itāre Latin *cavitāre From caveō + -itāre (frequentative ending).

Balkan Romance(?)
  • Romaniancăuta
  • Aromaniancaftu
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecavidar
Dalmatian
  • unknowncaiptare
Italo-Romance
  • Calabriagavitarefrom Old Neapolitan gavitare
  • Siciliangavitari

Quick answers

What does cavitāre mean in Latin?
cavitāre, a verb, means “watch out”.
Where does cavitāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)kowh₁éyeti → Proto-Italic *kaweō → Latin cavitāre.