Where does “grottenleeuw” come from?
grottenleeuw (Dutch) comes from Dutch grot, from French grotte, from Italian grotta, from Medieval Latin grupta, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.
grottenleeuw (Dutch): (Panthera leo spelaea)
Definitions
- (Panthera leo spelaea)
Ancestry of “grottenleeuw”, step by step
grottenleeuw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch grot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | grot | cave, cavern |
| 2 | French | grotte | cave |
| 3 | Italian | grotta | cave; grotto |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | grupta | — |
| 5 | Latin | crypta | underground passage, tunnel; crypt; underground... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρυπτός | concealed, hidden, secret |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρύπτω | to hide, cover; to conceal, obscure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krāu- | — |