Where does “intracavity” come from?

intracavity (English) comes from English cavity, from Middle French cavité, 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.

intracavity (English): Within a cavity

Definitions

  1. Within a cavity

Ancestry of “intracavity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcavityA hole or hollow depression; A hollow area within...
2Middle Frenchcavité—
3Latincavitascavity
4Latincavushollow, concave; excavated, channeled;...
5Proto-Italickawos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱowh₁óshollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós →Every word from Proto-Italic kawos →
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