'Cavil' is a word borrowed from French 'caviller'. The word entered the English language some time around 1542.
cavil [verb] [1542]
- to raise trivial and frivolous objection
- to raise trivial objections to
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Etymology: Latin 'cavillari' to jest, cavil, from 'cavilla' raillery; akin to Latin 'calvi' to deceive
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