Where does “caverna” come from?

caverna (Catalan) comes from Latin caverna, from Italian caverna, from French caverne, from English cavern, from Middle English caverne, from Middle French caverne, from Old French caverne.

caverna (Catalan): cavern

Definitions

  1. cavern

Ancestry of “caverna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincavernacave, cavern, grotto; vault, chamber, cleft; hold
2Italiancavernacave, cavern
3Frenchcavernecavern
4EnglishcavernA large cave; An underground chamber; To form a...
5Middle Englishcavernecavern, cave
6Middle Frenchcavernecavern
7Old Frenchcaverne—

Words derived from “caverna”

Every word from Old French caverne →