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calvor

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *kalwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁l-, *keh₁l-. Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek κηλέω (kēléō), Old English holian (from Proto-Germanic *hōlōną),[1] and Russian хвала́ (xvalá) (from Proto-Slavic *xvala).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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calvor (present infinitive calvī); third conjugation, deponent, no perfect or supine stem

  1. (Old Latin) to deceive
  2. (Old Latin) to intrigue against

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Portuguese: calvir
  • Spanish: calvir

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “calvor”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 85

Further reading

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  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “calvor”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 85
  • calvor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • calvor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.