calvous
English
/ˈkælvəs/
adj
Definitions
- (formal) Lacking most or all of one's hair; bald, hairless.
- (botany) Lacking bristles or pappuses.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin calvus (bald, without hair, hairless) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₂wós, *kalw-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kalw-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- calveo Latin
- calvities Latin
- calvus Latin
- decalvo Latin
- recalvus Latin
- calvo Italian
- chauve French
- calvo Spanish, Castilian
- *kalw- Proto-Indo-European
- *klh₂wós Proto-Indo-European
- *kl̥H-wó-s Proto-Indo-European
- *kl̥h₂wós Proto-Indo-European
- calvo Portuguese
- calb Catalan, Valencian
- kalva Ido
- calvo Old Portuguese
- *kalowos Proto-Italic
- calvu Asturian