Reconstruction:Latin/cavitare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From caveō +‎ -itāre (frequentative ending).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaβɪˈtare/

Verb

*cavitāre (Proto-Romance)

watch out

Descendants

Balkan Romance(?):
- Aromanian: caftu
- Romanian: căuta
Dalmatian:
- caiptare
Italo-Romance:
- Old Neapolitan: gavitare
  - Neapolitan: gavetà, avetà, gavitare
    Calabria: gavitare
- Sicilian: gavitari
Ibero-Romance:
- Portuguese: cavidar

References

Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “*cavitare”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 144

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