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Where does “endocavitary” come from?

endocavitary (English) comes from English cavitary, from Latin cavitas, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

endocavitary (English): Within a cavity

Definitions

  1. Within a cavity

Ancestry of “endocavitary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcavitaryOf or pertaining to a cavity
2Latincavitascavity
3Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
4Proto-Italickawos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
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